Declaration of Independence

Who was the primary writer of the Declaration?

• Benjamin Franklin
• John Adams
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson

Who was Thomas Jefferson referring to when he stated, "All men are created equal"?

• All men
• Everyone
• White, male landowners
• Any white man

What are the three rights that Thomas Jefferson says all men are born with?

• Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
• peace, love, harmony
• life, love, freedom of religion
• voting, taxes, and having a job

What is another word for grievances?

• happiness
• complaints
• abolish
• inalienable

Who was directly addressed in the Declaration of Independence?

• King George III
• George Washington
• King Phillip of France
• no one

According to the declaration, what does a country have the right to do if a government is not protecting the people's rights?

• alter it
• abolish it
• do nothing
• both alter or abolish

What is the purpose of a government?

• To make laws
• To protect the rights of the people
• To impose taxes
• To write long documents

What does the phrase "to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers form the consent of the governed" mean?

• Government is created by the people and should be for the people
• Government is made by the people to make new laws
• Government has absolutely no power
• Government is an institution

What does the word abolish mean?

• To create
• To begin something
• To change
• To end or get rid of

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What committee officially signed the Declaration of Independence? 

• Stamp Act Congress
• Continental Congress
• Sons of Liberty
• British Parliament