The Declaration of Independence

Question 1

The committee charged with writing the Declaration of Independence reviewed the original draft and

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made changes to it.

Question 2

Question 2

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Thomas Jefferson

Question 3

The Stamp Act of 1765 angered colonists because

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they did not have representation in Parliament.

Question 4

How was the Declaration of Independence different from previous documents prepared by colonists?

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It committed the colonies to being independent.

Question 5

The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to

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remove all British subjects from American shores.; outline the principles of a new kind of government.

Question 6

The Tea Act of 1773 angered colonists because it

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favored British East India Company over the colonial merchants.

Question 7

A purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to explain

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the problems the colonists had with British rule.

Question 8

How did the Virginia Declaration of Rights influence the Declaration of Independence?

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It was the document Jefferson referred to when writing the Declaration of Independence.

Question 9

A part of the Intolerable Acts that angered colonists was the requirement that they

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feed and house British soldiers.

Question 10

How did Common Sense influence the Declaration of Independence?

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by introducing many of the ideas the Declaration later expressed

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