Declaration of Independence True or False

1.	Which of these events was a major contributor to anti-British sentiment in the colonies? -> Firing on Fort Sumter True False
2.	Why did the British style of governance change rather suddenly in the colonies in the 1760s? -> King George III went through a bad breakup, making him temperamental and angry towards anyone who seemed happier than him. True False
3.	Who else was on the Committee of Five drafting the Declaration of Independence besides Thomas Jefferson? -> Roger Sherman, Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin, and James Monroe True False
4.	Why were the colonists so angry about the Stamp Act, the Revenue Act, and the Townshend Acts? -> Each of those pieces of legislation raised taxes on the colonists, without granting them representation in Parliament. True False
5.	Was the decision to declare independence essentially unanimous among the colonies? -> Yes, by 1776 the American colonists resented the British governance so acutely, there was overwhelming support and no one dared oppose the resolution. True False

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