Revolutionary America Objective 2

Use the passage on the right to answer this question. According to the Declaration of Independence, life liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are considered

• Legal rights (given by state/national laws)

• Human rights (recognized in agreement by all or most countries in the world)

• Constitutional rights (given by the U.S. Constitution)

• Natural/inalienable rights (owned by all people at birth)

Use the passage on the right to answer this question. This quotation reflects beliefs mainly derived from

• the absolute monarchs of Europe, like King Louis XIV of France and King George III of Great Britain

• Marxist philosophy

• John Locke’s theory of natural rights

• the Magna Carta

The Declaration of Independence was most inspired by the writings of

• John Locke

• Thomas Aquinas

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Hobbes

• King George III

The writers of the Declaration of Independence believed that "natural rights" included

• Property (you are free to own property, and the government can't take it from you without a good reason)

• All of these.

• Life (your life belongs to you, and the government can't take it without good reason)

• Liberty (you are free to make your own decisions for your life)

One goal of the Declaration of Independence was to

• explain why the colonists felt the need to be free from British rule.

• outline an economic system to raise money for the revolution.

• establish a new monarchy for the independent states.

• create a set of laws to govern the new United States of America

• convince the British Parliament remove King George III and put him on trial.

The main author of the Declaration of Independence was

• Thomas Paine

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams