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

create a new social contract.

feed and house British soldiers.

give up freedom of speech.

create a new colonial government.

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

It wanted a unanimous vote.

It was required by Congress.

It wanted to include other colonies.

It wanted to make changes between votes.

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

committed the colonies to being independent.

asked King George III to take action.

did not list problems colonists had with British rule.

was approved by the Continental Congress.

The Mayflower Compact and the Declaration of Independence share which of the following ideas?

All people need to pay taxes to the government.

All people are equal under the law.

All people should be free to worship as they choose.

All people need to support the government, even if they disagree.

Why did the Tea Act of 1773 anger colonists?

It meant they would not be able to buy tea.

It closed the port of Boston to all trade.

It forced merchants to buy tea from Africa.

It favored a British company over merchants.

An idea from the English Bill of Rights that influenced the Declaration of Independence was that

the power of kings and queens is limited.

only the chosen leader should make laws.

a government should not hold free elections.

people have no right to free speech.

Parliament raised taxes on the American colonies in the 1760s because

Britain was in debt from the French and Indian War.

British merchants had lost many ships in American waters.

Britain needed money to gain more colonies in Africa.

Britain wanted to build a new capital in the colonies.

The Declaration of Independence described the

process for creating a new government.

process for choosing a new leader.

principles of a new colony.

principles of a new government.

Which of the following was a result of the Tea Act of 1773?

Colonial merchants could not sell their tea for less than the British East India Company.

Colonial merchants could not get tea to sell due to a shortage caused by the British East India Company.

Colonial merchants tried to get the colonies to grow tea.

Colonial merchants asked the king to take action.

An Enlightenment idea that influenced the Declaration of Independence was that a social contract

controls the way businesses make money.

specifies how much people must pay in taxes.

states the rights of rulers and citizens.

determines which class of people will be powerful.

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

The government should be for the common good.

The government should be open to both men and women.

The government should hold elections every four years.

The government should be run by people who are not paid.

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