Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence

11th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence

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Social Studies

11th - 12th Grade

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CCSS
RF.3.3B, RI.11-12.5, RI.11-12.9

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 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

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights …. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government…
The excerpt above is taken from the - 

Magna Carta
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constution

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are natural rights different from other rights?

People are born with natural rights.
People can choose to vote for natural rights.
Natural rights are given only to citizens.
Natural rights come from the government.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Why is July 4, 1776 an important date in U.S. history?

Common Sense was published.
The Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III.
The American Revolution ends.
The Declaration of Independence is signed.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Who wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense"?

George Washington
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

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