The Declaration of Independence

Question 1

A purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to explain

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the problems the colonists had with British rule.

Question 2

One idea shared by the Mayflower Compact and the Declaration of Independence was that all men

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were equal under the law.

Question 3

The Tea Act of 1773 angered colonists because it

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favored British East India Company over the colonial merchants.

Question 4

Colonists used the phrase “No taxation without representation” to suggest that

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they should have a representative in Parliament.

Question 5

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

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made changes to it.

Question 6

The Declaration of Independence described the

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principles of a new government.

Question 7

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

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feed and house British soldiers.

Question 8

The English Bill of Rights, which influenced the Declaration of Independence, established the idea that

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the power of kings and queens was limited.

Question 9

The Stamp Act of 1765 angered colonists because

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they did not have representation in Parliament.

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