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100
On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress selects Thomas Jefferson of _______ to draft a declaration of independence.
Virgina
100
What is the Sugar Act (1764)?
A law that attempted to curb the smuggling of sugar and molasses in the colonies by reducing the previous tax rate and enforcing the collection of duties.
100
What is archaic?
Very old or old-fashioned.
200
On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress selects John Adams of _______ to draft a declaration of independence.
Massachusetts
200
What is the Stamp Act (1765)?
A law passed by Parliament that raised tax money by requiring colonists to pay for an official stamp whenever they bought paper items such as newspapers, licenses, and legal documents.
200
What is repetition?
The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
300
On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress selects Benjamin Franklin of _________ to draft a declaration of independence.
Pennsylvania
300
What is the Townshend Acts (1767)?
The Townshend Acts were a series of British acts passed beginning in 1767 and relating to the British American colonies in North America. The acts are named after Charles Townshend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who proposed the program.
300
What is anaphora?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines.
400
On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress selects Roger Sherman of _______ to draft a declaration of independence.
Connecticut
400
What is the Tea Act (1773)?
The Tea Act of 1773 was a British Law, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on May 10, 1773, that was designed to bail out the British East India Company and expand the company's monopoly on the tea trade to all British Colonies, selling excess tea at a reduced price.
400
What is asyndeton?
Consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses.
500
On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress selects Robert R. Livingston of _______ to draft a declaration of independence.
New York
500
Legislation in 1774 referred to by colonists as the "___ Acts" struck especially hard at the civil rights of the colony of Massachusetts.
Intolerable
500
What is parallelism?
Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.