DOI Review

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain
• the start the American Revolution
• to offer a peace settlement to Great Britain.
• to instruct how a county wins its freedom.

The Declaration of Independence _____.

• declared that the colonists were free from English rule
• stated that all men are created equal, with cerain rights
• listed grievances that the colonists had against the King of England
• all of the above

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

• The world

• King George III

• George Washington

• One Republic & Timabland

What are unalienable rights?

• Rights given to us by government.
• Rights granted to us by British Parliament.
• Rights King George III gave the colonists after the French and Indian War.
• Rights that cannot be taken away by government.

What are three unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?

• Life, Pursuit of Happiness, and Freedom of Speech

• Freedom of Religion, Freedom of the Press, Life

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

• Liberty, Right to Bear Arms, and Pursuit of Happiness.

Which of the following ideas are included in the Declaration of Independence?

• Britain has interfered with the rights of the colonists and has ruled the American colonies unfairly.

• All people are equal and have rights that cannot be taken away, such as the right to freedom and the right to live a happy life.

• When a government is not protecting people’s rights or is even taking their rights away, the people have a right to change or replace their government.

• All of the ideas above were included in the Declaration of Independence.

Which of the following is NOT a principle of democracy in the Declaration of Independence?

• Colonists should be able to have their own independent government, free from British rule

• All men are created equal, and they have unalienable rights

• People should be able to make their own choices, even if it is breaking laws

• People can change the government if certain rights are not secured

The Declaration of Independence states that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” Why is this phrase important today?

• It means that the government gives people certain basic rights

• It means that the government cannot take away certain basic rights

• It means that in the U.S. only men have certain basic rights

• It means that the government is controlled by religious institutions (church)

The Declaration states, “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” What does this mean?

• The power to govern comes from God.

• The colonies are now free from Great Britain.

• The government gets its power from the people.

• The people receive their rights from the government.

The Declaration of Independence states 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 abolish it, and to institute a new Government.” What does this phrase explain?

• why the government exists and describe citizen’s rights if the government acts unfairly

• the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain

• the rights that all people should have

• Great Britain's unfair laws like the Stamp Act