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Declaration of Independence

Authored by Shannon Prentiss

History

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Declaration of Independence
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

To whom were the signers writing this "break-up letter"?

The world
King George
George Washington
No one

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are unalienable rights?

Rights of this world
Rights granted by the King
Rights you have just because you were born
Rights given in the Constitution

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was

an act of loyalty.
an act of treason.
an act of bravery.
an act of insanity.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?

All men are created equal
Rights are given by good kings
Government exists to protect us from ourselves
Only a democracy can protect our rights

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?

From the King
From the Supreme Court
From God
From the people

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

To stop taxes from the British Empire.
To make a United States army.
To gain independence from the British Empire
To install their own king in America

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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.

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