Answers SY2025-26 - 2106030 MJ Law Studies Sem 1 CRTaxes and Protest

Pre-Test Test Answers

0 verified answers

Free Preview

As the colonies moved toward independence, the First Continental Congress was created in

1768.

1776.

1760.

1774.

Free Preview

Which had the greatest influence in prompting the Second Continental Congress to declare independence?

the battles of Lexington and Concord

King George III’s rejection of peaceful reconciliation

financial support from France and Spain

increased open public support for independence

Why were taxes an ongoing source of conflict for the American colonists?

They did not get sufficient government services.

They paid a higher tax rate than those living in England.

They were taxed without having representation in Parliament.

They felt the taxes should be invested in colonial infrastructure.

Read the quote from Thomas Jefferson.That these are our grievances which we have thus laid before his majesty, with that freedom of language and sentiment which becomes a free people claiming their rights, as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate.

government

natural law

society

divine right

Read the quotation from the Declaration of Independence."For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world."

The colonists could not acquire goods without illegal smuggling.

The colonists were exporting too many goods.

The British closed all ports except for Boston.

The colonists could export goods only to Britain.

The image shows a 2018 rally supporting a lawsuit seeking government action on climate change.How do the protestors with the signs saying "A livable planet is an unalienable right” and "Life, liberty, property” use the Declaration of Independence to express an opinion?

The signs reference the role of the government in protecting the natural rights of the people.

The signs list the grievances of the citizens against the government in a specific way.

The signs establish the obligation of people to create a new government if the old one fails.

The signs identify a specific failure of the government and gives ways it can be fixed.

Who was appointed to write the Declaration of Independence?

James Madison

Thomas Jefferson

John Locke

Thomas Paine

Which type of rights did the colonists who drafted the Declaration of Independence most want to protect?

unalienable

government

legal

voting

In Thomas Paine's published essay Common Sense, he calls for

the colonists to support the Sugar Act.

The creation of a democratic republic.

the establishment of a new monarchy.

Great Britian to supply extra money to the colonies.

Which best describes the purpose of the Second Continental Congress?

It was the group of leaders who worked to create the Declaration of Independence.

It was the group of citizens who protested taxation without representation.

It was the group of treasonous British soldiers who inhibited Britain’s ability to collect taxes.

It was the group of colonists who planted the seeds for the development of the Continental army.

Did you find these answers helpful?

Pre-Test Test Answers

0 verified answers

Free Preview

As the colonies moved toward independence, the First Continental Congress was created in

1768.

1776.

1760.

1774.

Free Preview

Which had the greatest influence in prompting the Second Continental Congress to declare independence?

the battles of Lexington and Concord

King George III’s rejection of peaceful reconciliation

financial support from France and Spain

increased open public support for independence

Why were taxes an ongoing source of conflict for the American colonists?

They did not get sufficient government services.

They paid a higher tax rate than those living in England.

They were taxed without having representation in Parliament.

They felt the taxes should be invested in colonial infrastructure.

government

natural law

society

divine right

Read the quotation from the Declaration of Independence."For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world."

The colonists could not acquire goods without illegal smuggling.

The colonists were exporting too many goods.

The British closed all ports except for Boston.

The colonists could export goods only to Britain.

The signs reference the role of the government in protecting the natural rights of the people.

The signs list the grievances of the citizens against the government in a specific way.

The signs establish the obligation of people to create a new government if the old one fails.

The signs identify a specific failure of the government and gives ways it can be fixed.

Who was appointed to write the Declaration of Independence?

James Madison

Thomas Jefferson

John Locke

Thomas Paine

Which type of rights did the colonists who drafted the Declaration of Independence most want to protect?

unalienable

government

legal

voting

In Thomas Paine's published essay Common Sense, he calls for

the colonists to support the Sugar Act.

The creation of a democratic republic.

the establishment of a new monarchy.

Great Britian to supply extra money to the colonies.

Which best describes the purpose of the Second Continental Congress?

It was the group of leaders who worked to create the Declaration of Independence.

It was the group of citizens who protested taxation without representation.

It was the group of treasonous British soldiers who inhibited Britain’s ability to collect taxes.

It was the group of colonists who planted the seeds for the development of the Continental army.

Did you find these answers helpful?

Pre-Test Test Answers

More from this Course

TRY EDGENUITY HACKS

Pre-Test Test Answers

More from this Course

TRY EDGENUITY HACKS