The Signing of the Declaration

A person who wishes to keep existing conditions and to limit or avoid change can be described as______________.

• revolutionary

• tyrant

• oppressive

• conservative

The Declaration of Independence was organized into three sections. Which would be the best description of what you can find in the second section?

• the reasons why slavery should be abolished.

• ways in which King George has violated civil, political and natural rights

• the Preamble of the Constitution

• the great military advantage that the Colonies has over Britain

A_______________is like a plan of action intended to reach a specific goal.

• strategy

• symbol

• proclamation

• treaty

What was one of the greatest topics of debate among the representatives as the final draft of the Declaration was being crafted?

• the location of the capital

• who would sign first

• including the topic of slavery

• the length of the document

The colonists sent a formal____________to King George as a request to be treated fairly.

• speech

• conviction

• boycott

• appeal

Thomas Jefferson helped write the Declaration of Independence.

Select his ideas that were written into the document:

Check All that apply.

• The colonists would be willing to stay subjects of the King if given basic rights.

• Governments should get their power from the people.

• The Colonies should be free and independent states.

• The colonists would be willing to stay subjects of the King if given voting privileges.

____________________is the idea that liberty and equality are basic human rights.

• philosophy

• enlightenment

• reasoning

• intellectual movement

Why is "John Hancock" now a way to ask someone to sign their name?

• because he wrote his name so much bigger than everyone else

• because he had such neat cursive writing

  because he wrote the Declaration of Independence