Declaration of Independence Quiz

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Samuel Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Paul Revere

The Preamble is...

• in the beginning of the Declaration...
• the conclusion.
• in the middle.
• not in the Declaration.

The words self-evident means what?

• confusing
• obvious
• wrong
• self-aware

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

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

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

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• To stop taxes from the British Empire.
• To make a United States army.
• To gain independence from the British Empire
• To install their own king in America

The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that

• detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.
• listed a man's natural rights.
• introduced the Declaration.
• concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.

According to the Declaration of Independence who gives us our rights? 

• given by God at birth 
• given by our government 
• given by our president 
• given by our parents 

Thomas Jefferson was inspired by a famous man of the Enlightenment.  His name was...?

• William Penn
• Roger Sherman
• John Locke
• Robert Livingston

When Thomas Jefferson copied John Locke's ideas about the social contract, what did he say the people had the right to do to a government who was not protecting the people's rights?

• Write a letter
• Suggest how it could be better
• Wait until they started to respect the people's rights
• Abolish it