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Colonists felt the increased taxes in the 1760s and 1770s violated which document?

A
the Virginia Declaration of Rights
B
the Mayflower Compact
C
the English Bill of Rights
D
Common Sense
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The Second Continental Congress voted twice on the Declaration of Independence because

A
they wanted a unanimous vote.
B
it was required by Congress.
C
several colonies did not vote the first time.
D
they wanted to make changes between votes.
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Which statement describes the Enlightenment idea of a social contract as it influenced the Declaration of Independence?

A
A social contract controls the way businesses make money.
B
A social contract specifies how much people must pay in taxes.
C
A social contract decides the relationship between rulers and citizens.
D
A social contract determines which class of people will be powerful.
4

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

A
asked that it be rewritten.
B
made changes to it.
C
presented it to Congress.
D
sent it to each colony.
5

A purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to explain

A
the problems the colonists had with British rule.
B
the reasons colonists formed the Continental Congress.
C
why some colonists refused to boycott British goods.
D
why the colonies had the Boston Tea Party.
6

The Declaration of Independence described the

A
process for creating a new government.
B
process for choosing a new leader.
C
way each colony could join a new government.
D
principles of a new government.
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Colonists used the phrase “No taxation without representation” to suggest that

A
they were upset colonial representatives in Parliament raised taxes.
B
taxes should be the same for Britain and the colonies.
C
they should have a representative in Parliament.
D
taxes should not represent more than the colonies owed.
8

The Stamp Act of 1765 angered colonists because

A
British citizens in the colonies did not have to pay the taxes.
B
the tax was so high it prevented people from buying paper.
C
they did not have representation in Parliament.
D
tax collectors were able to take people’s property.
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A part of the Intolerable Acts that angered colonists was the requirement that they

A
create a new social contract.
B
feed and house British soldiers.
C
give up their freedom of speech.
D
create a new colonial government.
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A
Benjamin Franklin
B
Thomas Jefferson
C
John Adams
D
George Washington

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