Declaration quiz
Declaration quiz
Historical Thinking Skills Quiz
Toward Independence Quiz
Colonies test
100
The final version of the Declaration of Independence was signed on what date? (month, day, year)
July 4, 1776
100
Which of these best describes the mood of most colonies immediately after the events at Lexington and Concord?
They were reluctant to start a war.
100
he lost colony of Roanoke occurred in what century?*
16th
100
George Washington fought on the side of ____________________ during the French and Indian War.
Great Britain
100
Pilgrims wanted to __________ from the Church of England while Puritans wanted to __________ the Church of England.
separate; purify
200
Thomas Jefferson wrote that the ___________________ are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
natural/unalienable rights
200
How many electoral votes does Kansas have?*
6
200
Compass Rose
a symbol showing cardinal directions
200
The Proclamation of 1763 was an effort to keep peace between ____________________ and ____________________ .
Indigenous people & colonists
200
__________ was established as a "Holy Experiment".
Pennsylvania
300
William Howe was what
British Army Comander
300
How many electoral votes does it take to win the presidency?
260
300
Cardinal Directions
North, South, East, West
300
What is the order between these 7 events
Boston Massacre
Proclamation of 1763
French & Indian War
Quartering Act
Battles at Lexington & Concord
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
4th, 3rd, 1st, 2nd, 6th, 7th, 5th
300
A __________ is a document issued by the government that gave a group the right to create a colony on land owned by the king or queen.
charter
400
Israel Putnam was what
militia leader at Bunker Hill
400
his image, created by ____________________, represented the ____________________ perspective of the event on March 5, 1770.
Paul Revere; Patriot
400
The New England colonies' economy included: *
harbor towns, fishing, shipbuilding, trapping
500
At what point does the Declaration of Independence say citizens have an obligation to alter or abolish their government? (Select all that apply)
when the government fails to protect people's fundamental rights
if the government is a monarchy
if a government overtaxes its citizens
500
The Middle colonies' economy included:
farming, raising livestock, logging, shipbuilding, fishing