Declaration of Independence & Articles of Confederation (IVEY)

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Which argument most logically follows from Jefferson's expressed ideas in the Declaration of Independence? Options: The rights of men should be supported over those of women., Monarchy is a bad form of government because rulers are not elected., All forms of government destroy human rights and should be abandoned., Any form of government that suppresses people's freedoms should be overthrown.

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

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From the Declaration of Independence, what can a reader infer about Jefferson's general attitude toward revolution?

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Revolution is a method of last resort.

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Which statement best describes the way Britain harmed the American economy, according to the Declaration of Independence? Options: Britain stopped all commerce and trade within the American colonies., Britain prevented the colonies from creating a national American currency., Britain raised prices on many of the basic necessities Americans had to import., Britain imposed illegal taxes on the colonies and cut off America's international trade.

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Britain imposed illegal taxes on the colonies and cut off America's international trade.

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In the Declaration of Independence, what does Jefferson mean when he says that the king has "refused his assent to laws... necessary for the public"?

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The king has not allowed changes that would benefit the colonists.

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Which person is the best example of someone who demonstrates tyranny? Options: a rebel, a dictator, a member, a challenger

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a dictator

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According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the main purpose of a nation's government?

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to see that people's basic rights are protected

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Which quotation from the Declaration of Independence best supports the main purpose of a nation's government?

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...[To] secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed...

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Which of the following is the central idea put forth in the Declaration of Independence? Options: The American people will fight to the death to protect themselves from attacks by Britain., The American colonies are justified in rejecting British rule and setting up a new government., The people of Great Britain should claim their own independence from the rule of the current king., Americans who support the idea of independence from Great Britain greatly outnumber those who do not.

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The American colonies are justified in rejecting British rule and setting up a new government.

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What does the word quartering mean in the context of the Declaration of Independence where Jefferson accuses Britain of "quartering large bodies of armed troops among us"?

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housing in assigned dwellings

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Which of the following statements from the Declaration of Independence makes the strongest emotional appeal to readers? He has called together legislative bodies... for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures., He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly..., He has abdicated government here, be declaring us out of his protection..., 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...