Final Review Game

According to the Declaration of Independence, the main purpose of a government is to-

• ensure the stability of the economy
• protect the rights of the individual
• provide strong military leadership
• protect a nation from foreign invasions

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

• it is endowed by nature
• from the permission of the king
• from the authority of parliament
• from the consent of the governed

Which of the following was the main purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence?

• convince Great Britain to stop mercantilism in North America
• force Spain to support a Revolutionary War against England
• proclaim war on Great Britain due to lack of economic rights
• state the colonists' reasons for separating from Great Britain

The principles of government that Thomas Jefferson included in the Declaration of Independence were most influenced by which of the following people?

• John Locke
• Ben Franklin
• King George III
• Charles de Montesquieu

According to the Declaration of Independence, when government becomes oppressive of the people's rights, the people have the right to...

• ignore laws that people don't like or agree with
• meet in secret congresses to discuss solutions
• call for elections to choose new rulers
• alter or abolish it and institute a new government

Who is the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• John Adams
• John Locke
• Thomas Jefferson
• Ben Franklin

On which date was the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Second Continental Congress? 

• May 4, 1607
• January 23, 1620
• September 17, 1787
• July 4, 1776

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

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

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

Forced colonists to give shelter (house) to British soldiers

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Act

• Quartering Act

• Housing Act