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Declaration of Independence

Authored by Casey Palermo

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5th - 7th Grade

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Declaration of Independence
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that

detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.
listed a man's natural rights.
introduced the Declaration.
concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What are unalienable rights?

Rights that government cannot take away

Rights that government takes away

rights for aliens

Government is needed to promote equality

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the three inalienable rights that all people have?

Food, Shelter, and Clothing
Life, Liberty and Death
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

From whom did the signers of the Declaration of Independence receive their authority to declare independence? 

From the King of England
From the European nations. 
From the people of the American colonies.
They needed no authority.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Declaration of Independence is most like a what?

Love Letter

Treaty

Break-up letter

Constitution

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the following lines from the declaration?

"He has dissolved our legislative assemblies"

“ He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies ” “For imposing taxes on us without consent”

“ For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury”

To justify independence by giving examples of complaints about rights violated by King George and the British government

To give examples of complaints against the American government, asking King George III to fix them

To request that the king protect certain rights and complain about rights that colonists didn't have

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Continental army was composed of _____________.

troops from all the colonies.

troops from throughout Great Britain

only troops from the New England colonies.

only troops from Virginia and Massachusetts.

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