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Declaration of Independence

Authored by Mary Jenkins

Social Studies

3rd - 5th Grade

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Declaration of Independence
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

President Donald Trump

Thomas Jefferson

King George III

Native Americans

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

France

England

Spain

The Netherlands

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