A New Nation Week 4 Review

A New Nation Week 4 Review

Use the following slides from Monday's Class

Multiple Choice

Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• Benjamin Franklin

Multiple Choice

What was the Declaration of Independence all about?

• For America and Britain to become allies
• For Britain to become part of Germany
• To proclaim that America's 13 Colonies were no longer part of the British Empire
• For America to take over Britain

Multiple Choice

Which monarch ruled when the colonies declared their independence?

• George III
• Elizabeth I
• Henry VIII
• James VI

Multiple Choice

What are the three inalienable rights that all people have?

• Food, Shelter, and Clothing
• Life, Liberty and Death
• Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Multiple Choice

What is the main purpose of government?

• To protect the rights of the people
• To protect the life of people's things
• To give people things

Multiple Choice

According to the Declaration of Independence, when government becomes oppressive of the people's rights, the people have the right to...

• ignore laws that people don't like or agree with
• meet in secret congresses to discuss solutions
• call for elections to choose new rulers
• alter or abolish it and institute a new government

Multiple Choice

On which date was the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Second Continental Congress? 

• May 4, 1607
• January 23, 1620
• September 17, 1787
• July 4, 1776

Multiple Choice

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• To stop taxes from the British Empire.
• To make a United States army.
• To gain independence from the British Empire
• To install their own king in America

Multiple Choice

The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that

• detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.
• listed a man's natural rights.
• introduced the Declaration.
• concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.

​A Kid's Guide to the American Revolution

​Use the following two slides from Monday's Zoom lesson to answer the next question.

Multiple Choice

Why was signing the Declaration of Independence considered dangerous?

• By signing their name on the document the British would be able to identify them.

• The French would find out about them signing their names.

• The Native Americans would be upset.