Demonstrate an understanding of the origins and purposes of government, law, and the American political system. - Describe how English policies and responses to colonial concerns led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
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Which document addressed colonial concerns about English policies?
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Bill of Rights
Mayflower Compact
The Declaration of Independence
US Constitution
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This stamp is from the front page of a 1765 newspaper. What was the significance of the stamp on the newspaper?
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It represented the colonists' fulfillment of English tax policies.
It demonstrated that Parliament controlled the colonists' press outlets.
It represented colonists' opposition to English tax policies.
It demonstrated that Parliament ignored the colonists' media communications.
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Which document addressed colonial concerns about English policies?
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SS.7.C.1.3
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This stamp is from the front page of a 1765 newspaper. What was the significance of the stamp on the newspaper?
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SS.7.C.1.3
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This political cartoon was created by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. Which action did the colonists use this cartoon to support?
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SS.7.C.1.3
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These quotes are from historical documents. What is the relationship between these concepts?
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SS.7.C.1.3
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Why did Parliament eventually repeal the Stamp Act, which taxed goods such as newspapers and playing cards?
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SS.7.C.1.3
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This statement was expressed by colonists in the 1750s and 1760s. How does the modern political system in the United States uphold the principles expressed in this statement?
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SS.7.C.1.3
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Which colonial concern led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence?
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SS.7.C.1.3
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The diagram describes a cause that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Which action completes the diagram?
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SS.7.C.1.3
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Why did King George III and Parliament begin to look to the colonies as a source of money through increased taxes, beginning in 1754?
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SS.7.C.1.3
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Why did the colonists boycott all imported goods like textiles, indigo dye, tea, and glass?
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SS.7.C.1.3
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Why did colonists board English ships in Boston and dump hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor, also known as the Boston Tea Party?
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SS.7.C.1.3
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How did King George respond to the Second Continental Congress' petition in 1775 to ask him to reach an agreement, so the fighting of the American Revolution did not have to continue?
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SS.7.C.1.3
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Which colonial principle did colonists follow during the early colonial period, in Virginia's House of Burgesses and The Mayflower Compact in Plymouth?
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SS.7.C.1.3
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Which of the following was NOT a colonial grievance against King George III?
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SS.7.C.1.3
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Which of the following is NOT an English policy that angered the colonists?
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SS.7.C.1.3
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Which of the following items would NOT be taxed by the Stamp Act?
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SS.7.C.1.3
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Which of the following caused Britain to finally lose control over the colonies?
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SS.7.C.1.3
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Why was the king of England not allowed to do anything he wanted in the 1600s?
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SS.7.C.1.3
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Which of the following is NOT one of the actions colonists took to protest Britain's unfair policies?
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SS.7.C.1.3
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Which colonial principle was violated when English officials were given search warrants that allowed them to search warehouses, homes, and ships of colonists without a reason?
