Declaration of Independence

The phrase "All men are created equal..." means...

• If the government does not protect the rights of the people, then the people have the right to change the government.

• Each person has the same rights as any other person.

• Since government does not give the rights to the people, government cannot take those rights away.

• Governments are created by people, and the purpose of government is to protect the rights of the people who created it.

The phrase "...they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." means...

• Since government does not give the rights to the people, government cannot take those rights away.

• If the government does not protect the rights of the people, then the people have the right to change the government.

• Each person has the same rights as any other person.

• Governments are created by people, and the purpose of government is to protect the rights of the people who created it.

The phrase "That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" means...

• Since government does not give the rights to people, government cannot take those rights away.

• Governments are created by people, and the purpose of government is to protect the rights of the people who created it.

• Each person has the same rights as any other person.

• If the government does not protect the rights of the people, then the people have the right to change the government.

The phrase "Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it" means...

• If the government does not protect the rights of the people, then the people have the right to change the government.

• Each person has the same rights as any other person.

• Governments are created by people, and the purpose of government is to protect the rights of the people who created it.

• Since government does not give the rights to people, government cannot take those rights away.

What is the name of the document written to declare that the colonies were independent from Great Britain?

• The U. S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Declaration of the Constitution

• Common Sense

The Declaration of Independence included a list of grievance, or complaints, against _____

• President Donald Trump

• Thomas Jefferson

• King George III

• Native Americans

The Declaration of Independence included a formal statement that the colonies were free and independent from _____________________.

• France

• England

• Spain

• The Netherlands

The Declaration of Independence stated that the colonists had a right to abolish, or get rid of, their government if it did not protect __________

• Rights

• Children

• Slaves

• Land

The main author of the Declaration of Independence was ____________

• Thomas Paine

• British Parliament

• Thomas Jefferson

• King George III

In order to persuade colonists to support independence, Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called ____________.

• Common Sense

• Independent Country

• The U. S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence