Unit 1: Early American Documents

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This quotation is evidence that some of the basic ideas in the Declaration of Independence were: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; . . ."

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reflections of the philosophies of the European Enlightenment.

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Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence most clearly reflects the idea that the people are the source of government? Options: “. . . that all men are created equal,...”, “. .. all men are . . . endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights", “. . . governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes . . .", “. . . deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. . .“

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“. . . deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. . .“

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During the debates over the ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagreed most strongly over the division of powers between the federal and state governments.

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division of powers between the federal and state governments

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One of John Locke’s theories as developed in the United States Declaration of Independence, stated that the people should revolt against a government that did not protect their rights.

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the people should revolt against a government that did not protect their rights

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was important because it

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provided a process for admission of new states to the Union

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The Declaration of Independence (1776) has had a major influence on peoples throughout the world because it

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provides justification for revolting against unjust governments

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One way in which the authors of the Constitution tried to create “limited government” was by providing for a division of power between the federal and state governments.

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a division of power between the federal and state governments

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First found in the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the first amendment in the Bill of Rights protects which individual freedom?

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Press and religious freedom