Declaration of Independence

New political ideas led to a desire for ______________and a democratic government in the American colonies.

• independence

• unalienable rights

• repeal

• British Rule

The meeting in Philadelphia, PA when the Declaration of Independence was suggested, drafted, and adopted was called the _____________________.

• First Continental Congress

• Continental Convention

• Constitutional Convention

• Second Continental Congress

Thomas Jefferson based his ideas in the Declaration of Independence on the beliefs of philosopher John Locke, who stated that all people have natural (inherent) rights to ____________.

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of anger

• life, liberty, and property

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of inquiry

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of hunger

Key philosophies in the Declaration of Independence were based upon ideas first expressed by European __________ (e.g., John Locke).

• philosophers

• revolutionaries

• poets

• republicans

People have “certain ______________ rights” (rights that cannot be taken away)—to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness. •

• unalienable

• united

• unicorn

• uninhabited

According to the Declaration of Independence, people establish government to protect citizen's rights.

• true

• false

According to the Declaration of Independence, our government derives (gets) its power from the ___________.

• congress

• president

• people

• court system

What document stated that citizens have a right and duty to change a government that violates their rights?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• Virginia Constitution

What was the date that the Declaration of Independence was adopted?

• July 2, 1976

• July 4, 1763

• July 4, 1776

• July 2, 1776