Declaration of Independence

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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence? Options: Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Paul Revere

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Thomas Jefferson

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Why was this document written?

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To explain why the colonists wanted to break free from British control.

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Jefferson stated that people have the rights to life, ________, and the pursuit of happiness.

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liberty

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Why is July 4th a significant date to the Declaration of Independence?

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The Second Continental Congress ratified the document.

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Why was signing the Declaration considered dangerous?

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If they signed their name and didn't win the war, the British could arrest them.

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Why did John Handcock sign his name in the middle and in large print?

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He knew the king wanted him arrested and wanted him to be able to read it without his spectacles.

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Who were the men that signed the Declaration?

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The members of the Second Continental Congress

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What is the first line of the Declaration?

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When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them to one another....

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According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"? Options:

All men are created equal.

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Rights are given only by the king.

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Government exists to protect us from ourselves.

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Only a democracy can protect our lives.

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All men are created equal.

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According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?

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from the people