Declaration of Independence Review

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Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence? Options: Thomas Hobbes, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, George Washington

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Thomas Jefferson

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 Declaration main point 1: All men are created ____________

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equal

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Declaration main point 2:  Men are given by God certain ________________

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unalienable rights

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Governments derive their authority from the consent of the _______________

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people

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When a government abuses its power the people have the right to _____________ it.

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overthrow

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Declaration main point 6: The colonies tried repeatedly to compromise with King George but he has been a ___________________

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tyrant

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The declaration was published in this year: 1775, 1776, 1777, 1778

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1776

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

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All men are created equal

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What are our natural rights according to Jefferson?

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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

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To gain independence from the British Empire