Unit 2 Assessment

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Select your class period.

• 1st
• 3rd
• 5th
• 6th

This was a law passed by Great Britain that forced colonists to house British troops.

• Stamp Act
• Intolerable Act
• Townshend Revenue Act
• Quartering Act

This was a law enacted by Great Britain to place a tax on all paper goods

• Stamp Act
• Intolerable Act
• Townshend Revenue Act
• Quartering Act

What was the primary way colonists protested new laws passed by Great Britain?

• Non-violent protests
• Boycotts
• Riots
• War

Which of the following is NOT a reason the Declaration of Independence is important?

• It attempts to make peace with England if the colonists get representation
• It outlines the colonists’ basic natural rights and describes the relationship between the people and the government
• Justifies the decision to “break up” with England
• Lists the colonists’ complaints against the King of England

Read the excerpt below – “For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world; for imposing taxes on us without our consent; For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of a trial by jury; for transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offences…” This passage is an example of which part of the Declaration of Independence?

• Preamble
• Natural Rights
• Grievances
• Resolution of Independence

Read the excerpt below - "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." This passage is an example of which part of the Declaration of Independence?

• Preamble
• Natural Rights
• Grievances
• Resolution of Independence

Who held the most power under the Articles of Confederation?

• The President
• The Supreme Court
• The States

Why did our Founding Fathers make the Articles of Confederation so weak?

• They did not want a central government to take away people’s liberties and rights
• They were hoping to make up and go back to being a British colony
• They did not want people to pay taxes
• They were hoping George Washington would become king