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12. The British Parliament passed several acts that imposed taxes on the American colonists and limited their freedom. Which one was NOT one of those acts?
❏ Stamp Act ❏ Townshend Act ❏ Coercive Acts ❏ Union Act
13. The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to:
❏ Establish a strong national government.
❏ Appeal to King George III to remove the British military from America. ❏ Explain why America believed it should be a free and independent nation. ❏ Argue for the adoption of the new government.
14. The Declaration of Independence declares that when a ruler becomes abusive and despotic towards the people he rules, they have the right:
❏ To get a new ruler. ❏ To start a war with their ruler.
❏ To write declarations against their ruler.
❏ To throw off the old government and form a new government.
15. Which of the following are the unalienable rights referred to in the Declaration of Indepen- dence?
❏ life, liberty, and property ❏ honor, liberty, and peace
❏ life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness ❏ life, respect, and equal protection
16. According to the Declaration of Independence, what does prudence dictate?
❏ The rights of the people may not be usurped.
❏ Taxation without representation violates the rights of man.
❏ Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes. ❏ Governments should not be permitted to declare war.
17. Which of these is not among the facts submitted in the Declaration of Independence to a candid world?
❏ He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
❏ He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his assent to laws for estab- lishing judiciary powers.
❏ He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies without the consent of our legis- latures.
❏ He has refused to share tax revenues with the colonies.
18. According to the Declaration of Independence, what have the people of the United States done “in every stage of these oppressions?”
❏ life, respect, and equal protection Petitioned for redress in most humble terms.
❏ life, respect, and equal protection Obeyed oppressive orders for the good of the people. ❏ life, respect, and equal protection Respectfully submitted protests of his actions.
❏ life, respect, and equal protection Demanded King George III to make changes.
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