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Declaration of Independence

Authored by Andrea Gavrin

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6th Grade

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Declaration of Independence
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

independence

unalienable rights

repeal

British Rule

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

philosophers

revolutionaries

poets

republicans

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

unalienable

united

unicorn

uninhabited

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

true

false

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

congress

president

people

court system

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