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United States History: The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

According to the Declaration, what did the newly independent states have the right to do?

  1. They had the right to wage war.
  2. They had the right to conclude peace.
  3. They had the right to establish commerce.
  4. All of these.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

True or False: Although Parliament was to blame, they were not mentioned in the Declaration.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" was inspired by which Enlightenment philosopher?

  1. Thomas Hobbes
  2. John Locke
  3. Voltaire
  4. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

According to the Declaration of Independence, to which three freedoms are each person entitled?

  1. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
  2. life, liberty, and the acquisition of territory
  3. happiness, territory, and liberty
  4. none of these
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If government does not protect the rights of man, what do people have the right to do?

  1. Strip elected officials of their titles.
  2. Replace the existing government with a new government.
  3. People have no rights under the government.
  4. People must work with the existing government.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

  1. Thomas Jefferson
  2. James Madison
  3. George Washington
  4. Benjamin Franklin
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

At the Second Continental Congress, what was the major issue discussed?

  1. The Townshend Acts
  2. Common Sense by Thomas Paine
  3. how to attack the British overseas
  4. the decision of remaining colonists or becoming independent
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?

  1. It was formed as a reaction against the Coercive Acts.
  2. It was formed to keep the colonies under British rule.
  3. It was formed as a reaction against the patriots.
  4. All of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What law did Britain pass in response to the Boston Tea Party?

  1. The Coercive Acts
  2. The Sedition Acts
  3. The Tea Act
  4. The Stamp Act
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