Revolution of Ideas

Road to Revolution

USHA 1

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​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

Multiple Choice

The unalienable rights do NOT include which of the following?

• The right to bear arms

• The right to life

• The right to liberty

• The right to seek happiness

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​— That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, —

Multiple Choice

Why do people create governments?

• To determine who gets rights

• To protect basic rights

• To determine what rights exist

• To restrict basic rights

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​— That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

Multiple Choice

When governments do not follow the purpose for which they are created, which of the following occurs?

• The people need to form a new nation

• New laws need to be passed

• The people have the right to change the government

• The government should not do anything

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The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world."

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would you consider to be the primary purpose of the Declaration?

• To describe the new government about to be established.

• To state the reasons for the Declaration.

• To justify remaining a part of the British Empire.

• To define what independence means.