Declaration of Independence

Which of these describes the mood of most colonies immediately following the events of Lexington and Concord?

• They were reluctant to start a war.

• They were eager to declare war against the British

• They sided with the Loyalists against the Patriots.

• They wanted to move to Great Britain.

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.

Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration?

• Ben Franklin
• John Hancock
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson

What are unalienable rights?

• Rights of this world
• Rights granted by the King
• Rights you have just because you were born
• Rights given in the Constitution

According to the Declaration of Independence who gives us our rights? 

• given by God at birth 
• given by our government 
• given by our president 
• given by our parents 

Thomas Jefferson was inspired by a famous man of the Enlightenment.  His name was...?

• William Penn
• Roger Sherman
• John Locke
• Robert Livingston

When Thomas Jefferson copied John Locke's ideas about the social contract, what did he say the people had the right to do to a government who was not protecting the people's rights?

• Write a letter
• Suggest how it could be better
• Wait until they started to respect the people's rights
• Abolish it

What are the three inalienable rights that all people have?

• Food, Shelter, and Clothing
• Life, Liberty and Death
• Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Who gives government the ability to govern?

• The people
• Parliament
• The King
• The Sons of Liberty

What was the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed?

• July 4, 1776
• July 2, 1776
• July 4, 1787
• July 2, 1775