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The Preamble is the introduction in the letter to the king known as the Declaration of Independence.
True
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This was the date that the Declaration of Independence was finally approved and signed?
July 4, 1776
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To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was:
act of treason
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The important document that announced that the colonies would break away from Britain.
The Declaration of Independence
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The writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson?
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Thomas Jefferson gets most of the credit for the first draft of The Declaration of Independence
True
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Patrick Henry gave a famous speech that ended with the words "give me liberty, or give me death!" With which group did he identify himself?
Patriots
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In a draft of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson charged the king with violating the "sacred rights of life and liberty...of a distant people [by] carrying them into slavery." This passage was removed for all of these reasons except: It was an unimportant issue in the colonies
It was an unimportant issue in the colonies
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The Continental Army was composed of:
troops from all colonies
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Why was George Washington chosen to be a military leader?
He had experience
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The Second Continental Congress approved and signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
True
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Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
To explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain
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Which best describes the Battle of Bunker Hill? The British won but suffered many losses
The British won but suffered many losses
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What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?
to ask King George to make peace with the colonies
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According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule comes from:
The citizens
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The Declaration of Independence was written with language easily understood by school age students.
False
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In the third part of the Declaration of Independence, most of the sentences start with He. He... He... He... He...is who the Declaration of Independence is addressed to
King George III
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What effect did Common Sense have in the colonies?
It persuaded many colonists that America should be independent.
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What decision was made at the Second Continental Congress?
to form an army
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Why did Thomas Jefferson say that King George was an unfit ruler?
He denied the colonists their rights
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Patrick Henry wrote "Common Sense?"
False
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How do natural rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence, differ from other rights?
People are born with natural rights
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Which of these describes the mood in the colonies immediately following the events at Lexington and Concord?
Most of the colonists were reluctant to start a war
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Which of these shows cooperation on the part of the colonies?
They came together to form an army
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The two men who asked Thomas Jefferson to write the declaration.
Samuel Adams and Ben Franklin
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