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Grade 8 History - A New Nation - Lesson 1-1 Post Test



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

King George was receptive to the colonist’s plea for self governance when he read the Declaration of Independence.
 

 2. 

Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in one day.
 

 3. 

The issue of slavery was initially in the Declaration; however, most delegates did not want to include it, so it was removed.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 4. 

Name the colony that did not vote to accept The Declaration of Independence.
a.
Massachusetts
b.
North Carolina
c.
New York
d.
Virginia
 

 5. 

Inalienable means
a.
Not native of a political region.
b.
Unwarranted invasion of property.
c.
an actual or supposed circumstance regarded as just cause for complaint.
d.
incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another.
 



 
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