Taxes and Protest — Test Answers

In response to the Stamp Act, Patrick Henry urged Virginia’s legislature to

Which colonial group was established around 1770 in order to help colonists participate in boycotts against British goods?

What was the main reason the British levied taxes on the American colonies in the 1760s?

In Common Sense, Thomas Paine argued that

Which quotation from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence supports the idea that the United States is based on a social contract?

Which phrase is associated with John Locke?

The Declaration of Independence is considered the first formal assertion by a people of their right to

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense pushed for a more radical solution than the First Continental Congress did in resolving issues of British rule. What was Paine’s solution?

What did the colonists promise to do if King George III addressed their complaints in the Olive Branch Petition?

Baron de Montesquieu’s work mostly focused on society and

Read this passage from the English Bill of Rights.That it is the right of the subjects to petition the king, and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal.This passage from the English Bill of Rights led to the protection of which right?

Read the following quotation from George Washington.The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create whatever the form of government, a real despotism.What was Washington warning against?

After Parliament passed the Stamp Act, Samuel Adams

Which statement best explains the ideas of Baron de Montesquieu?

Which concepts best relate to the ideas of Baron de Montesquieu? Select two options.natural rightssocial contractchecks and balancesabsolute governmentseparation of powersrepresentative government