DOI Quiz

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Samuel Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Paul Revere

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What are our natural rights according to Jefferson?  (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)

• Freedom of speech, religion, and press
• Life, liberty, and property
• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
• Voting, rebelling, and health

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What country did The United States declare independence from?

• Britain
• France
• Spain
• Belgium

Even though the Declaration says, "all men are created equal," which of the following groups still fought for rights after it was written?

• Women
• Native Americans
• Slaves 
• All of the above

Who was directly addressed in the Declaration of Independence?

• King George III
• George Washington
• King Phillip of France
• no one

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

• July 4, 1776
• July 2, 1776
• July 4, 1787
• July 2, 1775

The primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to...

• create a new framework of government.

• list colonial complaints against King George III.

• declare colonial independence from Great Britain.

• celebrate the Fourth of July.

Why did the British tax the colonies so heavily after the French and Indian War?

• To get extra tea and sugar

• To force the Patriots to surrender

• To create anger in the colonies

• To pay off war debt

A king or queen rules the country.

• democracy

• oligarcy

• monarchy

• state of nature

A small group of people have all the power in a country.

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

• rights of the minority

• theocracy