General Knowledge
This declaration is associated with what war?
What is the Revolutionary War?
What year was the proclamation that stripped the colonists of the land between two key points on the Eastern side of the U.S?
1743, 1753, 1763, 1773
1763
First and last name of person who authored the Declaration.
Thomas Jefferson
Where did Americans have to house British soldiers during this time period?
Their homes
What act in 1764 taxed sugar in the colonies?
Sugar Act
What harbor in Massachusetts was blocked by the Royal Navy and kept colonists from shipping goods out of the Americas?
Boston Harbor
Why did Jefferson list abuses in the Declaration?
People were divided on the issue of independence.
The Proclamation of 1763 stripped colonists of the right to settle between the Appalachian Mountains and what river?
Mississippi River
Name of the King of England at the time
Who is George?
According to the Intolerable Acts, where were accused British soldiers tried?
England
"[H]e has excited domestic insurrections among us" is Jefferson calling attention to the tension between what to political parties?
Tories and Whigs
Name one of the other two acts discussed in the PowerPoint?
Tea or Stamp or Intolerable
Who was the Massachusetts governor at this time?
General Gage
Where did Jefferson write the Declaration?
Graff House
What is one document colonists cited concerning their rights?
Magna Carta or British Bill of Rights
"Waging war against us" is Jefferson discussing the loss of life at what battle?
Battle of Lexington
or Battle of Concord
or Battle of Bunker Hill
The colonists were really upset about not being able to settle in certain areas on the Eastern section of the U.S. because many Americans had given their lives defeating what nation in order to keep that land for the U.S?
France
King George was king. What number was he?
George III
Name one thing the Magna Carta or British Bill of Rights said that made the colonists think that Britain was being unfair.
It says the king is not above the law.
Parliament should represent the people.
People have a right to reject taxation.
Citizens are entitled to a trial by a jury of their peers.