Creating a Constitution

Question 1

Colonists were angered by the Stamp Act of 1765 because they

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did not have representation in Parliament.

Question 2

Why did the Tea Act of 1773 anger colonists?

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It favored a British company over merchants.

Question 3

Why did the Second Continental Congress vote twice on the Declaration of Independence?

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It wanted a unanimous vote.

Question 4

In 1774, the First Continental Congress suggested that colonists boycott British goods to protest

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the Intolerable Acts.

Question 5

A reason that the Intolerable Acts of 1774 angered colonists was that they

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restricted town meetings in Massachusetts.

Question 6

Which of the following ideas did the Declaration of Independence borrow from the Mayflower Compact?

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The government should be for the common good.

Question 7

The Declaration of Independence was different from previous documents prepared by colonists because it

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committed the colonies to being independent.

Question 8

Colonists were angered by a restriction in the Intolerable Acts that required them to

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feed and house British soldiers.

Question 9

When the Continental Congress first voted on the Declaration of Independence, it

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received 9 of 12 possible votes.

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