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Why did the Second Continental Congress vote twice on the Declaration of Independence?

A
It wanted a unanimous vote.
B
It was required by Congress.
C
It wanted to include other colonies.
D
It wanted to make changes between votes.
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An idea from the English Bill of Rights that influenced the Declaration of Independence was that

A
the power of kings and queens is limited.
B
only the chosen leader should make laws.
C
a government should not hold free elections.
D
people have no right to free speech.
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Which of the following ideas did the Declaration of Independence borrow from the Mayflower Compact?

A
The government should be for the common good.
B
The government should be open to both men and women.
C
The government should hold elections every four years.
D
The government should be run by people who are not paid.
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Parliament raised taxes on the American colonies in the 1760s because

A
Britain was in debt from the French and Indian War.
B
British merchants had lost many ships in American waters.
C
Britain needed money to gain more colonies in Africa.
D
Britain wanted to build a new capital in the colonies.
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Why did the Tea Act of 1773 anger colonists?

A
It meant they would not be able to buy tea.
B
It closed the port of Boston to all trade.
C
It forced merchants to buy tea from Africa.
D
It favored a British company over merchants.
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In 1774, the First Continental Congress suggested that colonists boycott British goods to protest

A
the Stamp Act.
B
elections in England.
C
treatment of British representatives.
D
the Intolerable Acts.
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Which of the following was a result of the Tea Act of 1773?

A
Colonial merchants could not sell their tea for less than the British East India Company.
B
Colonial merchants could not get tea to sell due to a shortage caused by the British East India Company.
C
Colonial merchants tried to get the colonies to grow tea.
D
Colonial merchants asked the king to take action.
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The Declaration of Independence described the

A
process for creating a new government.
B
process for choosing a new leader.
C
principles of a new colony.
D
principles of a new government.
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Colonists were angered by the Stamp Act of 1765 because they

A
did not have to pay the taxes.
B
could not afford to mail letters.
C
did not have representation in Parliament.
D
were afraid of losing their property.
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An Enlightenment idea that influenced the Declaration of Independence was that a social contract

A
controls the way businesses make money.
B
specifies how much people must pay in taxes.
C
states the rights of rulers and citizens.
D
determines which class of people will be powerful.

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