Chapter 6 Lesson 4 (Part Two)

The Declaration of Independence

McGraw Hill Chapter 6 Lesson 4 (Part Two)

Multiple Choice

The members of the Committee of Five, tasked with drafting the Declaration of Independence, were...

• Benjamin Franklin

  John Adams

  Robert Livingston

  Thomas Jefferson

  Roger Sherman

• Benjamin Franklin

  George Washington

  Patrick Henry

  Thomas Jefferson

  Roger Sherman

• John Locke

  Thomas Paine

  Robert Livingston

  Thomas Jefferson

  Roger Sherman

• Dwight Eisenhower

  George Patton

  William Sherman

  Thomas Jefferson

  Dudley Doolittle

Open Ended

Read the Declaration of Natural Rights portion of the Declaration of Independence on your McGraw Hill and answer the following question:

According to the Declaration, where does the Government of the United States gain its "just powers"?

Open Ended

Read the List of Grievances portion of the Declaration of Independence on your McGraw Hill and answer the following question:

How do some of the grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence relate to complaints about the Intolerable Acts enacted by Britain?