Declaration of Independence

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Which argument most logically follows from Jefferson’s expressed ideas in the Declaration of Independence?

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Any form of government that suppresses people’s freedoms should be overthrown

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Who would most likely demonstrate "tyranny?"
Options: a rebel, a dictator, a member, a challenger

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a dictator

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acquiesce

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You end up going along with it eventually

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If you claim that someone’s actions lacked "rectitude", how do you think the person most likely behaved?

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dishonestly

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If you "assent" to lending a friend $10, are you loaning him/her the money?

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Yes

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Unalienable

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impossible to take away or give up

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According to Jefferson, what is the main purpose of a government?

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To keep everyone's basic rights protected

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What is the main idea of the Declaration of Independence?

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The colonies are justified in rejecting British rule

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In the Declaration of Independence, what is Jefferson’s purpose in listing self-evident truths?

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He is expressing the values that underlie his argument.

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Which statement from the Declaration of Independence makes the strongest emotional appeal? Options:

He has called together legislative bodies … for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

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He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly…

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He has abdicated government here, by declaring us out of his protection...

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He is at this time transporting large armies … to complete the works of death, desolation, and tyranny.…

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He is at this time transporting large armies … to complete the works of death, desolation, and tyranny.…

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