DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE FLASHCARD

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Which grievance contributed to the American colonists' desire for independence? Options: British policies had made frontier lands too expensive. The King had denied the colonists their freedom of religion. The British government had been too generous to the Indian tribes. The British government had taxed the colonists' without their consent.

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The British government had taxed the colonists' without their consent.

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Which colonial leader introduced the ideas of John Locke's "social contract" theory into the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

Front

Which complaint against King George III was stated in the Declaration of Independence?

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He had quartered his troops among the colonists.

Front

Which work publicized the concept of "natural rights," later found in the Declaration of Independence? Options: Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, the Mayflower Compact, John Locke's Two Treatises of Government

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John Locke's Two Treatises of Government

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According to the Declaration of Independence, what was an "unalienable right" that all governments should protect? Options: the right to social equality, the right to personal liberty, the right to religious equality, the right to elect government officials

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the right to personal liberty

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Which section of the Declaration contained the passage: "He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures...?"

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its list of colonial grievances

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Which statement best describes the role of government according to the Declaration of Independence? Options: "The main purpose of government is to expand and glorify the state." , "The main purpose of government is to protect the unalienable rights of individuals." , "The main purpose of government is to protect the rights and privileges of His Majesty, the King." , "The main purpose of government is to promote the general welfare of the community by taking steps toward social equality."

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The main purpose of government is to protect the unalienable rights of individuals.

Front

Which statement completes the diagram summarizing ideas from the Declaration of Independence?

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Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government.

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Based on the Declaration of Independence, which is a natural right? Options: the right to vote, the right to bear arms, the right to pursue happiness, the right to equal protection of the laws

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the right to pursue happiness