Unit 2: Thinking like a historian: Celebrate Freedom

Why was the Declaration of Independence written to the King of England?

• The colonists wanted to tell the King and other nations their reasons for rebelling.

• The colonists hoped that the King would support the independent colonies.

• The colonists wanted to encourage other nations to attack the King

Based on the excerpt, what is the purpose of creating the U.S. Constitution?

• To declare to the British king that Americans are free and independent.
• To establish a strong federal government that rules over Americans living in the states.
• To unite Americans in a peaceful nation where citizens are free.

In the text above, what does the word indivisible mean?

• That the states are a union
• That the colonies are independent states
• That liberty and justice cannot be separated

Which idea in the Declaration of Independence is also in the Pledge of Allegiance?

• Governments get their power from the consent of the governed.

• States are independent.

• Everyone has the right to be free.

On Constitution Day, Americans commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution. What document’s adoption is celebrated on the Fourth of July?

• Pledge of Allegiance

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

Which of the following is a key element of the Declaration of Independence

• Government gets its power from the people.

• Citizens are treated equally under the law

• Citizens are allowed to make public laws.

According to the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, what was one purpose of the Constitution?

• to grant people the right to protest

• to give citizens the right to vote

• to create a better government

The Declaration of Independence included what?

• a description of boundaries

• a description of boundaries

• a list of grievances (complaints)

Founding Fathers claimed the King violated peoples rights. They argued the people had the right to

• sign treaties with European powers

• rebel against British rule

• claim all of the North America

______?______ announced America's freedom from England?

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence