Declaration of Independence/Battles of A.R.

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

• The world
• King George
• George Washington
• No one

Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration?

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

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain ?  , that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
Which of the following best completes this excerpt?

• unalienable rights
• equalities of opportunity
• duties and responsibilities
• repeated injuries and abuses

How are natural rights different from other rights?

• People are born with natural rights.
• People can choose to vote for natural rights.
• Natural rights are given only to citizens.
• Natural rights come from the government.

What was the date the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?

• July 4,1776

• August 2, 1776

• April 18, 1776

• December 16, 1773

What is the official name of the army George Washington commanded during the Revolutionary War?

• Continental Army

• Patriot Army

• The Minutemen

• American Army

What does it mean when the government receives its powers from "the consent of the governed"?

• citizens give governments permission to govern them

• citizens must list their grievances with the King

• government has absolutely no power

• politicians give citizens permission vote

What is the purpose of listing complaints against the king?

• to justify the need for independence

• to demonstrate the needs for a new king

• to persuade the king to fix these problems

• to prove that colonists needed a role in the British government

How many grievances are in the Declaration of Independence?

• 3

• 4

• 13

• 27

How did Locke’s ideas of Natural Rights affect the colonists’ decision to break away from Great Britain?

• by convincing the colonists that they had too many rights.

• by leading the colonists to debate selecting a new monarch.

• by informing the colonists that the king should have more rights.

• by making the colonists aware that the King was denying them of their rights.