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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.

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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.

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.

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

passed unanimously.

received 9 of 12 possible votes.

was rejected so Congress could change it.

received just one vote from New York.

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 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.

Colonists were angered by the Stamp Act of 1765 because they

did not have to pay the taxes.

could not afford to mail letters.

did not have representation in Parliament.

were afraid of losing their property.

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

added new taxes on colonial goods.

prevented trade in all the colonies.

restricted town meetings in Massachusetts.

kept people from moving to other colonies.

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.

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.

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