Declaration of Independence review

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The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that

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detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.

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What is the connection between natural rights and government?

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government is meant to protect rights

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What did the Colonists do after the Stamp Act?

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Boycott British goods

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What are unalienable rights?

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Rights that government cannot take away

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Forced colonists to give shelter (house) to British soldiers

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Quartering Act

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What are the three inalienable rights that all people have? Options: Food, Shelter, and Clothing; Life, Liberty and Death; Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

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What two acts did the British Parliament make that put very high taxes on paper and sugar?

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Stamp Act and Sugar Act

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From whom did the signers of the Declaration of Independence receive their authority to declare independence?

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From the people of the American colonies.

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The Declaration of Independence is most like a what?

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Break-up letter

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What is the purpose of the following lines from the declaration? "He has dissolved our legislative assemblies" “ He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies ” “For imposing taxes on us without consent” “ For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury”

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To justify independence by giving examples of complaints about rights violated by King George and the British government