Chapter 6

Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ben Franklin

• John Adams

• Thomas Paine

Who wrote "Common Sense"?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ben Franklin

• John Adams

• Thomas Paine

Rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law are known as what?

• Freedoms

• Natural Rights

• Unalienable Rights

• Natural Liberty

A formal written request is known as a what?

• Petition

• Report

• Essay

• Declaration

Freedom from control by another government or country is known as what?

• Democracy

• Liberty

• Independence

• Petition

To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was

• an act of loyalty.

• an act of treason.

• .an act of insanity.

• an act of bravery.

What decision was made at the Second Continental Congress?

• to form an army

• to make a gesture of peace

• to declare war on Great Britain

• to demand a repeal of the Tea Act

Which of these shows cooperation on the part of the colonies?

• They came together to form one army.

• The Loyalists and Patriots made peace.

• They all opposed the Declaration of Independence.

• They all believed in the goal of independence.

Why did Thomas Jefferson say that King George III was an unfit ruler?

• He was not born in Great Britain.

• He denied the colonists their rights.

• He was not elected by Parliament.

• He lived far away from the colonies.

According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule comes from

• God.

• the king.

• Parliament.

• the governed.