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The Declaration of Independence

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Who wrote Mayflower Compact? (Pligrims or Puritans)

Pligrims

15

Mayflower Compact influenced US (Constitution / Amendment /Independence ) in 1787.

Constitution

10

The Enlightenment was a time of new ideas in ______ century. (16th -17th / 17th-18th / 18th -19th).

17th-18th century

20

The goals of The Enlightenment was to attain ________, freedom, and happiness. ( independence / knowledge / liberty)

knowledge

25

The English Bill of Right limits the power of ______ ( Kings and Queens / Parliament)

Kings and Queens

10

Put events in correct order: The colonists resisted taxes - Parliament raised taxes in the colonies - Britain was in debt

Britain was in debt -> Parliament raised taxes in the colonies -> The colonists resisted taxes.

25

Why was Britain was in debt during 1700s, 1760s, 1770s? *** French - Indian War was costly *** Britain - French War was costly, Britain *** Indian War was costly

French - Indian War was costly.

15

The Stamp Act of ________ forced colonists to pay taxes. (1765 / 1773 / 1774 / 1775).

1765

20

"The Stamp Act forced colonists to pay taxes on legal documents, playing cards, books and newspaper." => Right or Wrong

Right

10

In The Stamp Act, many colonists called for: ---- “No Taxation Without Representation” ----- “No Taxation With Representation” ---- “Taxation Without Representation”

“No Taxation Without Representation”

25

British government passed The Tea Act in ______ (1765 / 1773 / 1774 / 1775).

1773

10

In order to against The Tea Act passed by government, a group of colonists boarded East India Company ships and threw tea into ______ Harbor. (What is the name of the harbor?) .

Boston Harbor

20

The Intolerable Act was passed by the British government in _______ (1765, 1773, 1774, 1775).

1774

25

The First Continental Congress met in _____(1765, 1773, 1774, 1775).

1774

5

What is not the purpose of The First Continental Congress? ----- Called for a boycott for British goods ------ Set a follow-up meeting for May 1775 ------ Closed the port of Boston

Closed the port of Boston ----> The Intolerable Act

25

The Second Continental Congress met in _______ ---- 10/05/1775 ---- 08/07/1775 ---- 12/04/1776

10/05/1775

25