Colonial Independence and Key Documents

Which important pamphlet written by Thomas Paine was given to colonists to get them on board with independence from Britain?

• Common Sense

• The Tax Packet

• The Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

The Declaration of Independence was dated when?

• July 30th 1776

• July 4th 1776

• December 25th 1776

• January 1st 1776

What is the Declaration of Independence essentially?

• Its a long document that declares the colonists love for the king and his fancy stuff

• A declaration of peace

• A long breakup letter from the United States to England.

Why did the colonists want to break up from Great Britain?

• Because they felt they were not being treated fairly under the British rule

• The British cheated on the colonists with the French

• The colonists wanted to take over Canada and the king wouldn't let them

• Because the colonists felt they WERE being treated fairly, but wanted to explore their options for rulers.

an uprising, going against a government or authority openly and/or violently

• confederation

• rebellion

• convention

• representation

Which person (He's on the $2 bill) authored (wrote) the Declaration of Independence?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock

The King saw the Declaration of Independence signing as "treason"

• True

• False

Which war was before the Revolutionary war and essentially kicked off the war?

• French and Indian War

• The Civil War

• World War 1

• World War 2

What was the immediate effect of the Declaration of Independence on the American colonies?

• It ended the Revolutionary War.

• It led to economic prosperity.

• It marked the colonies as independent states at war with Britain.

• It created a unified government for all thirteen colonies.

What kind of rights did the Declaration of Independence declare colonists had?

• Untakeable

• Undefined

• Unalienable (fundamental human rights)

• Disregarded