g11 week 7- Declaration of Independence

Open Ended

When you hear the words DECLARATION and INDEPENDENCE, what do these words mean?

​On a personal note, when do you declare freedom?

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

​Thomas Jefferson, (born April 2 [April 13, New Style], 1743, Shadwell, Virginia [U.S.]—died July 4, 1826, Monticello, Virginia, U.S.),

draftsman of the Declaration of Independence of the United States and the nation’s first secretary of state (1789–94) and

second vice president (1797–1801) and, as the third president (1801–09), the statesman responsible for the Louisiana Purchase. An early advocate of total separation of church and state, he also was the founder and architect of the University of Virginia and the most eloquent American proponent of individual freedom as the core meaning of the American Revolution.

Multiple Choice

What are unalienable rights?

• Rights of this world
• Rights granted by the King
• Rights you have just because you were born
• Rights given in the Constitution

Multiple Choice

According to Jefferson, what is the main purpose of a government?

• To see that people get richer

• To make sure other countries are scared of them

• To keep everyone's basic rights protected

• To keep the peace by any means necessary

Multiple Choice

What are our natural rights according to Jefferson?  (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)

• Freedom of speech, religion, and press
• Life, liberty, and property
• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
• Voting, rebelling, and health

Multiple Choice

What are the principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

• 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
• The only rightful purpose of government is to protect our basic rights and having a monarchy is an unnatural way to select a leader
• It needed to be explained and justified to the world why we were declaring our independence from Great Britain.
• King George III created an absolute tyranny and the Declaration of Independence proves that

Open Ended

In your own idea, what does PREAMBLE MEAN?

​a preliminary or an introduction

​Read the arguments and answer the questions that follow...

Multiple Choice

According to Jefferson, what is the main purpose of a government?

• To see that people get richer

• To make sure other countries are scared of them

• To keep everyone's basic rights protected

• To keep the peace by any means necessary

Multiple Choice

What is the overall central idea from the argument?

• People have a duty to separate or rebel against an oppressive government

• Once governments are established, they should never be changed.

• All human beings are created equal and should live in peace

• Governments are legitimate because they are ordained by God

Multiple Choice

The tone of the passage can best be described as —

• F. hysterical in illustrating the many wrongs suffered by the colonists

• G. cruel to show how unfair life can be for people living in a monarchy

• H. rational by presenting the argument for independence using a logical progression of ideas

• J. melancholy over the possibility that the colonies will have no choice but to declare their independence

Multiple Choice

According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?

• From the King
• From the Supreme Court
• From God
• From the people

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the role of government according to the Declaration of Independence?

• “The main purpose of government is to expand and glorify the state”
• “The main purpose of government is to protect the unalienable rights of individuals”
• “The main purpose of government is to protect the rights and privileges of His Majesty, the King”
• “The main purpose of government is to promote the general welfare of the community by taking steps toward social equality”

Multiple Choice

Whose actions does Jefferson criticize most in the document?

• A. the “British brethren”

• B. his political rival, John Adams

• C. George III, the British king

• D. colonists who refuse to rebel

Multiple Choice

Jefferson believed that people should rebel against governments when

• people dislike the government

• governments deny basic rights

• taxes are too high

• leaders have been in power too long

​As we continue with the session tomorrow, please do not forget your SOAPSTone worksheet​

Open Ended

As an exit pass, WRITE ONE THING THAT you learned today...

And one thing that confuses you about the Declaration of Independence!