A More Perfect Union Test 2

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What is the representative body of Great Britain that refused to allow colonial representatives into its numbers?
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What caused conservatives in the colonies to begin to give up hope that the King would reconcile with them?
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We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, and among these are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. To secure these rights people Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just power from the consent of the governed.

What is the theme from this passage from the declaration of independence?
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Where did Jefferson get his inspiration for the Declaration of Independence?
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Upset by the high prices of tea, a group of angry colonist decided to send Britain a message by dumping tea into the harbor. This became known as:
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What was the letter that Thomas Jefferson wrote and sent to the king declaring that the colonies would now govern themselves?
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What law did parliament pass that greatly increased the price of Tea in the colonies?
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When in the course of Human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another.. the should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

What is the central idea of this passage from the declaration?
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Who was the primary writer of the declaration of independence?
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Why were the colonists frustrated with the British government before the American Revolution?