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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes what the Continental Congresses were?
a series of meetings planned to respond to England
a provisional government designed to negotiate peace
a local Pennsylvania legislature debating England's taxes
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the 2nd Continental Congress?
created Continental Army
wrote Declaration of Independence
elected Washington President
print paper money
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Sam Adams
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which (original) Enlightenment thinker influenced the writing of the Dec of Independence?
Carl Marx
John Locke
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
- 5. Multiple Choice
"Unalienable rights" are similar to which of the following ideas?
right to rebel
natural rights
popular sovereignty
- 6. Multiple Choice
The idea that the power to rule comes from the people is known as
right to rebel
natural rights
popular sovereignty
- 7. Multiple Choice
The idea that the people must overthrow an unjust government is known as
right to rebel
natural rights
popular sovereignty
- 8. Multiple Choice
What impact does Thomas Paine have on the American Revolution?
he persuades the colonists to rebel
he persuades the colonists to remian loyal
he persuades the colonists to immigrate to England
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Guilford Courthouse
Trenton
Yorktown
Lexington & Concord
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which Founder Father made the first call for "national" (or colonial) unity?
Samuel Adams
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
John Hancock
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