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CIVICS U.S. CONSTITUTION EXAM PRACTICE QUIZ # 1
“THE ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE”
1.
________ The Committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence included
A. George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Ronald Reagan, Franklin Roosevelt and James
Madison
B. George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe
C. James Madison, Roger Taney, Charles Adams, Abraham Lincoln, George Hanover
D. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson Phillip Livingston, Roger Sherman
2.
________ A s a result of the Boston Tea Party, the English
A.
B.
C.
D.
3.
Left Boston to the Indians who had dumped the tea
Withdrew British troops from America
Passed the Intolerable Acts
All of the Above
________ Which of the following IS NOT one of the grievances listed in the Declaration of
Independence?
A. He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public
good”
B. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the civil
power
C. For imposing taxes on us without our Consent
D. He has taken our lands and given them to individuals of high birth establishing an
aristocracy amongst us
E. He has abdicated government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and
waging War against us
4.
________ The “Shot Heard Around the World” occurred in
A. Lexington and Concord
B. Philadelphia
C. Boston
D. New York
5.
______ The Declaration of Independence was essentially a
a. Letter to King George stating we were now free of England
b. A list of grievances that caused the colonies to say they were now independent
c. Statement of the rights of man
d. Statement on where the power of governments come from
e. All of the Above
6.
________ How many of the colonies voted against the Declaration of Independence in
Congress?
A. 12
B. 13
C. 0
D. 16
7.
________ What are the unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Natural Rights section of
the Declaration of Independence?
A. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Justice for All
B. Life, Freedom, and the Pursuit of Happiness
C. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
D. Health, Happiness and the Pursuit of Property
8.
________ What was one of the major actions taken by the British that led to us declaring our
independence?
A. A smallpox epidemic
B. The Stamp Act
C. The burning of the White House
D. The British capturing Philadelphia
9.
________ The principal author of the Declaration of Independence was
A. John Adams
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. George Washington
10. _______ Everyone knew long before the Declaration of Independence that independence from
Great Britain would happen TRUE or FALSE
11. ________ This phrase described the colonists feelings about Parliamentary actions to increase
their revenues at the expense of the colonies
A. Equal Pay for Equal Work
B. Don’t Tread on Me
C. We the People
D. No taxation Without Representation
12. ________ This group of men in Boston gathered together to serve as a political action group,
terrorist group, and committee of correspondence to other similar groups
throughout the colonies
A. The Sons of Anarchy
B. The Sons of Liberty
C. The Sons of Freedom
D. The Sons of Revolution
13. ________ Britain’s tax policies towards the colonies, so long after the period of salutary neglect
began, came into being as a result of
A. The need to pay down the debt caused by the French and Indian War
B. The need to sell tea that was stockpiling in England
C. The need to pay off Austria and France after their defeat in the Seven Years War
D. The greed of Parliament and the King who already had a surplus of money, but
just wanted more
14. ________ This committee met in Philadelphia in 1776 to decide what to do about the armed
Conflict in Massachusetts and the King’s refusal to acknowledge their written
requests for revoking harsh tax laws
A. First Continental Congress
B. Committee of Correspondence
C. Second Continental Congress
D. The Grand American Parliament of the Colonies
15. ________ Congress’ most important power, and one developed during the colonial
legislature’s governance is
A. The power to remove officers appointed by the executive
B. The power to declare independence
C. The power of the purse
D. The power to order the death of the executive