Independence

America

100

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

200

Who did the British want to rule the colonists?

King George

300

What year was The Declaration of Independence finished?

1776

Britain

100

Which war did Britain and America fight together?

French and Indian

200

How did the king want to pay for the French and Indian War?

Tax the colonist

300

The king wanted the colonists to pay a tax for defending what?

Western Frontier

Money

100

Money paid to the government is called

a tax

200

Not having a say in the taxes paid is called

taxation without representation

300

Law that stated colonists had to pay a tax on newspapers and official documents

Stamp Act

Declaration of Independence

100

How many times was The Declaration of Independence changed?

86

200

The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern lies with who?

the people

300

All people are created equal and have the rights to (3)

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness