Declaration of Independence

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Samuel Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Paul Revere

What were unalienable rights?

• Rights you have just because you were born

• Rights given in the Constitution

• Rights of this world

• Rights granted by the king

Jefferson initially included wording in the DOI that said slavery was an "abomination" and blamed King George for the institution of slavery. Why were those sections edited out? Check all that apply

• Southern states(largest slaveholders) wouldn't support this declaration

• Colonists didn't want to anger King George

• The American economy was dependent on the enslaved people, and couldn't easily be abolished

• The New England Colonies opposed adding wording about slavery because they were Quakers

Why is July 4, 1776 an important date in U.S. History?

• The Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III.

• Common Sense was published

• The Declaration of Independence is signed

• The American Revolution ends.

What was the DOI all about?

• For America and Britain to become allies

• For America to take over Britain

• To proclaim that America's 13 colonies were no longer part of the British Empire

• For Britain to become part of Germany

According to the DOI, where does the government get its power?

• From the KIng

• From the Supreme Court

• From the people

• From God

The words self-evident means what?

• selfl-aware

• wrong

• obvious

• confusing

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

• The world

• George Washington

• King George

• No one

According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?

• All men are created equal

• Only a democracy can protect our rights

• Government exists to protect us from ourselves

• Rights are given by good kings

To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was

• an act of bravery.

• an act of loyalty.

• an act of treason.

• an act of insanity.