2.7- Analyzing the Declaration of Independence

Multiple Choice

Which statement best summarizes the preamble to the Declaration of Independence?

• "The colonies are united in our desire to declare independence."

• "We are going to explain why we want to break from Britain."

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  "Britain has treated us unfairly and caused us to rebel."

• "All people have a natural right to equality."

Match

Match the line to the Enlightenment idea it best represents.

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  . . . among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness . . .

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  . . . to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men . . .

• . . . whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it . . .

natural rights

social contract

consent of the governed

• natural rights

• social contract

• consent of the governed

Multiple Select

What is the tone of the Declaration's language

Select all that apply

• forgiving

• angry

• accusing

• humble

Multiple Choice

Which document could historians use to corroborate the idea many colonists wanted to formally break from Britain?

• Pennsylvania’s Great Law of 1682

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  Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense

• The Pilgrims’ Mayflower Compact

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  Benjamin Franklin’s cartoon Join, or Die