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Answer 1

George Washington worried about the amount of power the leaders of the new nation had. What event from his life best shows his willingness to put the good of the nation above his own interests?

He refused a third term as President.

He refused an appointment to the Continental Congress.

He refused to accept payment for his time in office.

He refused to retire from public life when he left office.

Question 30 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

[02.03, 02.04, 02.06]Which answer best expresses some of the issues related to economics that are listed in the Declaration of Independence?

Cutting off trade and imposing taxes on the colonists are unfair practices.

Denying the colonists trial by jury and sending them to Britain to face trial are unfair practices.

Stationing troops in private homes and making judges dependent on the King are unfair practices.

Refusing to pass laws that are for the public good and taking away the colonial laws are unfair practices.

Question 31 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

[02.03, 02.04, 02.06]Which answer best describes the authorship of the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson wrote the document. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams reviewed and edited it.

Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams each wrote separate documents and then edited them together into one document.

Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams each wrote a section of the document. The entire committee reviewed and edited it.

Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams took Thomas Paine’s Common Sense pamphlet and edited it into the Declaration of Independence.