Declaration of Independence

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Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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What is one section that was deleted from the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

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The part about how King George III created slavery in America.

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How did the Founders understand the American Revolution? "All people that live in America are created equal and each one should have the exact same rights, no matter what."

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False

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This is part of how the Founders understood the American Revolution, “Government is only legitimate when based on the consent of the governed and when it works to protect citizens’ natural, unalienable rights.”

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True

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Who helped edit the first draft of the Declaration of Independence and chose who should write it? Options: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, John Adams

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John Adams

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According to the Founders, what makes a government legitimate?

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Consent of the governed and protection of individual rights.

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What principle did the Founders emphasize in their understanding of the American Revolution? Options: equality, justice, liberty, authority

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liberty

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Although women were treated unfairly at the time, they could still own land.

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False

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Who was the president of the Congress (at the time) and therefore signed the constitution the largest? Options: George Washington, John Hancock, Abraham Lincoln, John Adams

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John Hancock

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When was the Declaration signed?

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August 2, 1776