Declaration of Independence

At which Congress was the Declaration of Independence writtten?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

Which of the following did Thomas Paine argue for?

• One person, such as a king or queen, should make laws

• All people should pay their taxes

• Judges should make laws

• the people should make laws

What are unalienable (natural) rights?

• rights that the king gives to those he favors

• rights that everyone is born with and cannot be taken away

• rights that only foreigners do not get to have

• rights that only royalty has

What is the role of government when it comes to your rights?

• to protect them

• to give them to you

• to make sure everyone knows what they are

• the government does not have a role

What four groups were left out of the Declaration's statement "all men are created equal?"

• White men, women, Native Americans, slaves

• Women, poor people, slaves, Native Americans

• White men, women, poor people, Native Americans

• White men, poor people, slaves, Native Americans

What can a group do if the government fails to do its job (protect their rights)?

• request that the government protects their rights, but nothing else

• change or get rid of that government to start a new one that protects their rights

• Nothing

If a group is going to declare independence from their government, what SHOULD they do too?

• say the reasons why they are breaking from their government

• ask the king or queen for permission

• write it out in a formal letter

A patriot was

• a colonist who fought to stay with Britain

• a colonist who did not pick a side

• a colonist who fought for money

• a colonist who fought for independence from Britain

A mercenary was

• a colonist who remained loyal to the British King

• a colonist who fought for independence

• a soldier who fought for money

• a colonist who did not pick a side

Why did the colonists argue that they could break from Britain?

• Because they were tired of being taxed

• Because they had already governed themselves for so long that they didn't need a king

• Because the king did not protect their rights, listing 27 ways that he did not

• Because they wanted to