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All About Independence
Test Description: The year 1776 was a big year for independence in the colonies. Answer questions about Thomas Paine's Common Sense and the Declaration of Independence.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following is not an unalienable right listed in the Declaration of Independence?
A
Property
B
Liberty
C
Pursuit of Happiness
D
Life
2) Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
A
Thomas Paine
B
Thomas Jefferson
C
John Adams
D
Benjamin Franklin
3) What was the 2nd Continental Congress's greatest accomplishment?
A
Creating the Articles of Confederation
B
Declaring war on England
C
Creating the Declaration of Independence
D
Establishing a government
4) What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
A
Demand freedom of speech and of the press
B
Establish a basic set of laws for the United States
C
State the reasons the colonies were rebelling against England
D
Strengthen colonial ties with England
5) A major argument for American independence found in the Declaration of Independence was that the British
A
Stopped participating in the slave trade
B
Refused to sell products to Americans
C
Censored American representatives in Parliament
D
Deprived Americans of their natural rights
6) What was the purpose of Thomas Paine writing Common Sense?
A
To discuss his loyalty to England and the Crown
B
To formally break away from England
C
To persuade neutralists that they should break away from England
D
To write about the unfair taxes and laws passed by England
7) Who was the author of Common Sense?
A
Thomas Jefferson
B
Thomas Paine
C
Benjamin Franklin
D
Samuel Adams
8) Why did the colonists rebel against England based on the Declaration of Independence?
A
The colonies were tired of paying taxes
B
The King treated the colonists unfairly and they felt they had no choice
C
The colonies wanted to be ruled by another country
D
The colonists wanted to trade with other countries
9) What are grievances?
A
Complaints
B
Articles
C
Documents
D
Letters
10) What are unalienable rights?
A
God given rights that you are born with
B
Rights you have to earn
C
Rights that can be taken away at any time
D
Rights given to you by the government
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