Comprehension: 3 32. Thomas Jefferson: An American Patriot

1. The U.S. was once ___________.
1. called England
2. a largely Indian country
3. under the ocean
4. ruled by the Chinese
2. Why was the Continental Congress at odds against the

British?
1. the British doesn't let them decide on anything
2. the British plotted to kill the men of the Continental
  
  Congress
3. the British refused to let them trade with other countries
4. the British imposed a tax on them
3. When did the colonists decide to be independent?
1. when Jefferson was born
2. when the British lowered the tax rate
3. after a year of war between the American colonies and
  
  England
4. when they saw that people were hungry
4. Jefferson wrote _____________.
1. the Declaration of Independence
2. the Bible
3. To Kill a Mockingbird
4. the Constitution
5. July 4th was the day _____________.
1. Jefferson was born
2. Jefferson was elected into office
3. the war between the American colonies and England ended
4. the Continental Congress approved the Declaration