Declaration of Independence

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The Continental army was composed of _____________.

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troops from all 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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Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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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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Who gives government the ability to govern? Options: The people, Parliament, The King, The Sons of Liberty

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The people

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The Preamble is...

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in the beginning of the Declaration...

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Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

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To gain independence from the British Empire.

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

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an act of treason.

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How many people signed the Declaration?

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56