2.03 We Hold These Truths Flashcards
What was the result of the French and Indian War?
The French won and expanded their territory northward all the way into Canada.
The British won and acquired Canada and all the land as far west as the Mississippi.
The Indians lost all of their territory and were pushed west of the Mississippi.
The French lost the war and had to give up their territory west of the Mississippi.
The British won and acquired Canada and all the land as far west as the Mississippi.
What was the colonists’ main objection to the British Parliament’s policies on taxation?
The colonists thought the taxes were much too high.
The colonists thought Britain was taxing the wrong imported goods.
The colonists thought Parliament had no right to tax them directly.
The colonists thought Parliament should not tax the manufactured goods the colonists exported.
The colonists thought Parliament had no right to tax them directly.
Why did the colonists throw the tea overboard in the Boston Tea Party?
The tea had been stored on the ship too long and it had rotted.
The British had confiscated the tea, which the colonists had imported from China.
The colonists objected to the monopoly on tea and the import duty.
The tea was from India, and the colonists wanted British tea.
The colonists objected to the monopoly on tea and the import duty.
What was the main reason the colonists assembled for the First Continental Congress?
to demand the right to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
to decide how much tax they wanted to impose on British goods
to work out an arrangement with the American Indians
to discuss their grievances with the British government
to discuss their grievances with the British government
Why was the battle of Lexington considered so significant?
Thousands of colonists were killed.
The colonists soundly defeated the British regulars.
It was the first battle between the colonists and the British troops.
The Indians finally decided to support the colonial militiamen.
It was the first battle between the colonists and the British troops.
What did Thomas Paine urge the colonists to do in his pamphlet, Common Sense?
pay taxes to help Britain eliminate debt from the French and Indian War
declare independence and establish a monarchy
declare independence and establish a republic
insist upon having representation in the British Parliament
declare independence and establish a republic
Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
Samuel Adams
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Which of the following ideas does not appear in the Declaration of Rights section of the Declaration of Independence?
Women should have a voice in government.
Everybody has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Governments get their power from the consent of the people they govern.
People have a right to abolish a government that does not protect their rights.
Women should have a voice in government.
Who originally argued that government is obliged to protect its people’s natural rights of life, liberty, and property?
John Dickinson
John Locke
Thomas Paine
George Washington
John Locke
Which of the following was not a common argument given in support of the American colonists’ declaration of independence?
Parliament did not have the right to impose taxes on the colonists.
The British government had become tyrannical.
It was ridiculous for an island to govern a continent.
Britain had plenty of other colonies all over the world.
Britain had plenty of other colonies all over the world.
