Declaration of Independance

Which timeline  shows English policies towards the American colonists in correct chronological order?

• Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Tea ACt, Quartering of troops
• Stamp Act, Quartering of troops, Tea Act, Intolerable Act
• Quartering of Troops, Townshend Acts, Intolerable Acts, Tea Act
• Townshend Act, Quartering of troops, Stamp Act, Tea Act

. What was the main purpose of the tar-and-feathering shown in this British caricature of the colonists?

• To protest their being taxed without their consent
• To protest British involvement in the French and Indian War
• To protest the quartering of troops in colonists’ own homes
• To protest the high cost of british manufactured goods

Which colonial leader introduced the ideas of John Locke’s “social contract” theory into the Deceleration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson
• John Hancock
• James Madison
• Thomas Paine

Which work publicized the concept of “natural rights,” later found in the Declaration of Independence?

• The Mayflower Compact
• Magna Carta
• John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government
• The English Bill of Rights

According to the Declaration of Independence, what was an “unalienable right” that all governments should protect?

• The right to social equality
• The right to elect government officials
• The right to religious equality
• The right to personal liberty

The passage below comes from the Declaration of Independence (1776)
“He kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the consent of our legislatures…”
Which section of the Declaration contained this passage?

• Its theory of government based on a social contract
• Its announcement of American independence from Britain
• Its list of colonial grievances
• Its justification of the conduct of the colonists

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”

The passage below comes from the Declaration of Independence.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”
According to this passage, what is the principal role of government?

• To help individuals cooperate against the forces of nature
• To glorify the ruler in the eyes of the creator
• To protect the natural rights of citizens
• To promote greater social equality

The diagram below summarizes ideas from the Declaration of Independence.
Which statement completes the diagram?

• Because governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, they are incapable of acting against the people
• Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to take peaceful measures to alter or abolish it.
• Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government.
• Because governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, it is the obligation of the people to obey their governments whatever it commands.

Based on the Declaration of Independence, which is  a natural right?

• The right to equal protection of the laws
• The right to vote
• The right to pursue happiness
• The right to bear arms