Unit 2: Thinking like a Historian

The term allegiance means to be —

• loyal

• honesty

• forgiven

• union

What does the word indivisible mean in the Pledge of Allegiance?

• invisible

• separate

• That the states are a union

• everyone agrees

The term indivisible in the Pledge of Allegiance means that the United States will not be

• defeated

• put together

• united

• divided

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

• Because they missed the king and wanted to send a letter

• the colonist were telling the king their grievances and why they were rebelling.

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

• The colonist were nicely asking the king to respect their independence.

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• tell the colonists the kings demands

• list the reasons the colonist were rebelling

• grant freedom to the people of the colonies

• list the individual rights Americans wanted recognized

The Declaration of Independence included

• a set of instructions

• a list of demands

• a list of grievances

• a set of boundaries

The authors of the Declaration of Independence believed that the king had violated the rights of the people and as such gave them the right to

• rebel against the king

• claim all the land in the colonies

• join forces with other countries

• sign treaties

The Declaration of Independence and the Pledge of

Allegiance both have the idea that

• Everyone has the right to be free.

• States are independent.

• Everyone as the right to vote

• Everyone has the right to own land.