Chapter 5

Quiz for Document 5-2: Declaration of Rights (1765)

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Question 1

How does the argument for colonial rights advanced in the Stamp Act Congress’s Declaration of Rights in 1765 compare to the argument made by Richard Bland in 1766?A. Both documents emphasize issues of representation and the rights of British citizens.
B. The Stamp Act Congress focuses on economic rights, whereas Bland emphasizes political rights.
C. The Stamp Act Congress assumes that Parliament represents the colonies, whereas Bland insists that it does not.
D. The Stamp Act Congress proclaims the colonies’ loyalty to the King, whereas Bland rejects the monarchy’s authority.

Question 2

The argument made in the fourth and fifth enumerated points of the Declaration of Rights is aimed against the idea ofA. common law.
B. constitutional monarchy.
C. salutary neglect.
D. virtual representation.

Question 3

The statement made in enumerated point ten best supports which of the following arguments?A. Colonies are equal partners with the British home country.
B. Colonists are in a mercantilist arrangement with Great Britain that is already advantageous to British revenues.
C. Financial issues are less important than the rights of Englishmen.
D. Great Britain relies on manufactured goods produced in the colonies.

Question 4

According to the declaration, why is it to Britain’s financial disadvantage to tax the colonies?A. Britain would risk an expensive armed uprising.
B. Colonists would have less money to spend on British manufactured goods.
C. North American colonies would boycott British goods.
D. Other countries would take advantage of trade opportunities in North America.