Lesson 6 Declaration of Independence

Front

What decision was made at the Second Continental Congress? Options: to form an army, to make a gesture of peace, to declare war, to repeal the tea act

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to form an army

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The Declaration of Independence can be described as:

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What we thought to be our rights, listed everything we thought King George III had done wrong and declared the 13 colonies to be free and independent.

Front

What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?

Back

to ask King George to make peace with the colonies.

Front

What effect did Common Sense have in the colonies?

Back

It persuaded many colonists that America should be independent.

Front

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

Back

to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain

Front

According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule comes from: God, the king, Parliament, the citizens

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the citizens

Front

Why did Thomas Jefferson say King George III was an unfit ruler?

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He denied the colonist their rights.

Front

How are natural rights different from other rights?

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People are born with natural rights.

Front

Which statement does not support why was the passage on slavery removed from the Declaration? Options: it might lead to demands to free slaves, it was unfair to blame the king for enslaving Africans, it might offend merchants who profited from the slave trade

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it was an unimportant issue in the colonies

Front

What are the principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

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All men are created equal, all men have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, government gets its power from the people.