American History Survey Answer's cont.

8. Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence, yet had no involvement with writing the US Constitution.

True, he usually would if he was in the United States at that time. He was being an ambassador to France when US Constitution was written.

9. When the British raised the tax on tea, the colonist protested with an event called "The Boston Tea Party.

False, the British in act of putting illegal American tea smugglers out of business lowered the tea prices so low the American could not compete, so the American in revenge dumped ton of tea in Boston Harbor.

10. The Indians attended the first Thanksgiving with the pilgrims, and were friendly with Pilgrims for many years after Pilgrims settled in New England.

False, for the forty years the Pilgrims and the Indian were at war. Tons of Indian risked their lives for the good of the tribe. Few whites were injured or killed

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