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Who proposed the colonies break away from Britain?
Richard Henry Lee
Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
When is the DOI test?
Tomorrow
What took place on July 4, 1776?
The Declaration of Independence was approved.
Who made all the acts for the colonies?
King/Parliament
Was the Declaration of Independence perfect on the first try?
no
What is the name of the man who had the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
What is the first part of the DOI?
Preamble
What happened on first?
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
Stamp Act
______________was passed in 1765, this was the first direct tax that Britain had imposed on the colonists.
Stamp Act
Where is the Declaration of Independence today?
Washington, D.C.
Who was selected to the lead the Continental Army?
George Washington
What is the part of DOI that tells the beliefs people are born with?
Natural Rights
What was the consequence for the Boston Tea Party? (It came right after...)
Intolerable Acts
What was the main purpose of the Sugar Act?
To help pay for the French and Indian War
What is the part of the DOI that explains the things the king and Parliament have done wrong?
Grievances
Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
Fill in the blank:
We hold these truths to be____
self-evident
Which came last the Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, or Stamp Act?
Boston Tea Party
What is one of the parts of the Intolerable Acts?
Boston Harbor closed, more British soldiers, pay back lost money for tea.
That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it it the Right of the People to __________ or _______________it...
alter or abolish
Name 3 people that were on the committee to write the DOI.
Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Livingston, Sherman
Which state abstained from voting yes on the DOI?
New York
Which came second?
Bunker Hill
Shots fired at Lexington.
Crispus Attucks is killed.
Fort Ticonderoga is captured.
Shots were fired at Lexington.
The Declaratory Act said what?
The king could make all the the laws for the colonists.