What is the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed?
What is July 2 1776
100
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are what?
What are natural rights.
100
The Boston act closed Bostons harbor until what?
What is until the colonies had paid for all the tea that was destroyed in the Boston tea party.
200
The stamp act was created because?
what is to help pay the costs of defending and protecting the American frontier near the Appalachian Mountains
200
What caused the Tea act?
What is many factors including taxation without representation unfair taxing on tea etc.
200
Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
Who is John Hancock also the biggest signature.
200
What is the purpose of the Declaration?
What is for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another.
200
The Massachusetts Government act made ____ meetings illegal except when given the written consent of the colony's British governor.
What is town meetings
300
Some of the reasons colonists did not like the stamp act where?
What is if the new tax passed without resistance the door would be open for more taxation in the future.
Also colonial trade had always been viewed as measures to regulate commerce, not to raise money.
300
When did the Tea act happen?
When is Dec 16, 1773
300
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson.
300
Where do the Government get there power from?
What is derives power from the consent of governed.
300
The Quartering act required colonists to house who?
Who are British soldiers.
400
What was taxed during the stamp act?
What are printed papers newspapers, Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications
400
Where did the Tea act take place?
What is Griffins Wharf
400
what philospher did Jefferson borrow many ideas from?
Who is John Locke
400
According to the Declaration what must people do if the gov. abuses its power?
What is Alter or abolish it and to institute a new government.
400
The Impartial Administration of Justice Act allowed trials of British officials from Massachusetts to be held? Where else?
Where is in different colonies or in Great Britian.
500
When was the Stamp act repealed?
What is 1766
500
How much tea did the dump in to the harbor?
What is 340 chests of British East India Company tea, 92,000 lb
500
According to the Declaration of Independence when is it okay to rebel against a government?
What is when the the government becomes destructive to the end of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
500
What was the action that was to take place once they signed the Declaration?
What is all political connection between the colonies and Great Britain ought to be totally dissolved. Conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce.
500
The Quebec act moved the Canadian border to the Ohio river eliminating what from the colonies?