Social Studies Unit 2 Test

In the Pledge of Allegiance, the term allegiance means to be ...

• loyal

• honest

• forgiving

• law-abiding

The Declaration of Independence was written in order to...

• inform the colonists of the British king's demands

• outline the reasons why the colonists were rebelling

• grant freedom to British people living in the colonies

• list the individual rights Americans wanted recognized

The Declaration of Independence included...

• a list of grievances

• a set of instructions

• a description of boundaries

• a collection of witness statements

The authors of the Declaration of Independence claimed that the king had violated the rights of the people. Because the king had done this the Founding Fathers argued that the people had the right to...

• rebel against the British rule

• claim all of North America

• form new American colonies

• sign treaties with European powers

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

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

• The colonists hoped that the King would step down and give up his crown.

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

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