The Declaration of Independence

According to the Declaration of Independence, what was an "unalienable right" that all governments should protect?

• the right to social equality

• the right to personal liberty

• the right to religious equality

• the right to elect government officials

This passage comes from the Declaration of Independence (1776).

"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures..."

Which section of the Declaration contained this passage?

• The Preamble

• the Declaration of Natural Rights

• the List of Grievances

• the Resolution of Independence

Which came first?

• The Declaration of Independence

• the beginning of the American Revolution

What is the significance of July 4, 1776?

• It was the day the Declaration of Independence was first drafted.

• It was the day that Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence.

• It was the day the 2nd Continental Congress first met in Philadelphia.

• It was the date of the first battle of the American Revolution.

Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?

• John Adams

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

Representatives of how many American colonies signed the Declaration of Independence?

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13

How could the British have prevented the American Revolution?

• By forcing King George III to give up the throne.

• By increasing taxes on the colonists.

• By overruling the decisions of the colonial legislatures.

• By allowing colonists to elect representatives to Parliament.

In the 2nd part of the Declaration, Jefferson listed the grievances, or complaints, against the King. Which of these was NOT one of his complaints?

• making the colonists pay taxes

• cutting off trade with the rest of the world

• making colonists quarter the soldiers

• not allowing the colonists to have slaves

At the end of the Declaration, it states "That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be Free and Independent_____________."

• states

• cities

• countries

• colonies

According to the Declaration, what truth was "self-evident?"

• all men are created equal

• government exists to protect us from ourselves

• rights are given by good kings

• only a democracy can protect our rights