Unit 1: The First Americans Question Preview (ID: 60293)


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How do natural rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence, differ from other rights?
a) People are born with natural rights
b) People can vote to choose natural rights
c) Natural rights are given only to citizens
d) Natural rights come from the government

Why did Thomas Jefferson say that King George III was an unfit ruler?
a) He was not born in Great Britain
b) He denied the colonists their rights
c) He was not elected by Parliament
d) He lived far away from the colonies

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
a) to start the American Revolution
b) to offer a peace settlement to Great Britain
c) to instruct how a country wins its freedom
d) to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain

The Continental army was composed of:
a) troops from all the colonies
b) troops from throughout Great Britain
c) only troops from the New England Colonies
d) only troops from Virginia and Massachusetts

Native Americans respected their natural environments by:
a) Owning and selling it as private property
b) chopping down trees to get nuts and fruits
c) burning forests to hunt animals for food
d) trying not to waste anything taken from nature

Native Americans were able to adapt to different environments by:
a) taking on the customs of other people
b) eating only wild birds and other small animals
c) living only in small family groups
d) using natural resources for food, clothing, and shelter

Which of these best explains why different cultural regions formed in North America?
a) Groups settled in the areas at various times.
b) Groups chose where they lived based on their special skills.
c) Groups needed to distinguish themselves from other groups
d) Groups adapted to the environments in which they settled

Which of these was a strong influence on the kind of shelters used by each Native American group?
a) Wealth
b) Climate
c) Religion
d) Education

What is the meaning of unalienable rights?
a) rights that a government grants to people
b) rights that a government takes away from people
c) the right to separate from another country
d) rights that cannot be given up or transferred

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a) Benjamin Franklin
b) John Adams
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) Patrick Henry

To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was:
a) an act of loyalty
b) an act of treason
c) an act of bravery
d) an act of insanity

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