Declaration of Independence

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What are the permanent rights stated in the Declaration of Independence?

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life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

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To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was

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an act of treason

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What is NOT a principle of government in the Declaration of Independence? Options: If the government is not protecting the people's rights, the people can change the government. All men are created equal. The government has all the power. We are born with natural rights.

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The government has all the power.

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Jefferson's main purpose in writing the Declaration of Independence was:

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to explain to the world why they were leaving Britain.

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The first section of the Declaration states that the colonies are leaving King George III and this document will explain why.

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True

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There were 56 signers to the Declaration of Independence.

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True

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The Declaration of Independence includes all of the following EXCEPT:

• The 4 principles we have based our government on.
• A section that says the colonies are TELLING King George III that they are now a free nation.
• The amount of money King George III took from the colonies.
• A list of all of the bad things King George III did to the colonies.

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The amount of money King George III took from the colonies.

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Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

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to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain

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According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule comes from

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the citizens, the people