Towards Independence
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- Q1The main purpose of the writers of the Declaration of Independence was toJustify American independence from BritainOutline a strategy for winning the American RevolutionPetition Parliament for money for damages at Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill45s
- Q2What phrase from the Declaration of Independence most clearly states that the people are the source of government power?"...that they are all endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights...""... deriving their just [government] powers from the consent of the governed...""We hold these truths as self-evident that all men are created equal.."45s
- Q3The Declaration of Independence includes which of the following?A plan for a new ParliamentA compromise on natural rightsA list of grievances done by the King of England45s
- Q4The French and Indian War was fought over control of what geographical era?The Ohio River ValleyCanadaThe Louisiana Territory45s
- Q5The Proclamation of 1763 set the western boundary of the 13 colonies at what geographic feature?Mississippi RiverPacific OceanAppalachian Mountains45s
- Q6King George issued the Proclamation of 1763 in order to?Create a trade treaty between England and FranceEnd the French and Indian WarCreate better relations between the Colonists and Native Americans45s
- Q7Colonists boycotted the Stamp Act becauseColonists could not afford the taxColonists were not represented in Parliament when the act was passedLoyalists attacked Stamp tax collectors45s
- Q8The policy of mercantilism allowed Britain to?Control trade with its colonies in a way that would benefit FranceControl trade with its colonies in a way that would benefit BritainControl trade with its colonies in a way that would benefit the colonies45s
- Q9Which of the following acts did many colonist protest as being "taxation without representation?"Townshend and Tea ActsThe Quartering ActThe Proclamation of 176345s
- Q10Great Britain decided to issues a series of taxes on the colonies from 1763 to 1775 in order to?Help pay off the countries debtsMake the colonists pay for declaring their independenceForce the colonies to declare war on France45s
- Q11Many colonists _________________ the Stamp Act as "taxation with representation."Militiaedrepealedboycotted45s
- Q12As a result of colonial boycotts, the British Parliament __________ the Stamp Act and it was no longer a law.tyrantboycottedrepealed45s
- Q13At Lexington and Concord the American _________ defended the towns from British soliders.MilitiaLoyalistsTyrants45s
- Q14Many _______ did not support colonials protests like the Boston Tea Party.LoyalistsMilitiaTyranny45s
- Q15Colonists felt that King George was a _______ for trying to reestablish British political and economic control over the colonies.TyrantLoyalistMilitia45s