Birth of a Nation

Most of the ideas and traditions that influenced the American government came from the colonist's British heritage.

• True

• False

This document LIMITED the power of the King of England.

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

A government "of the people, by the people, and for the people" best describes-

• a democracy
• a monarchy (King or Queen rules)

John Locke believed that all people had:

• Natural Rights

• Individual rights

• Some rights

According to John Locke, the chief role of government was to

• protect natural rights

• fight territorial wars

• ensure the wealth of citizens

• redistribute land

The main point of government is to:

• Protect people's rights and safety/security

• To control what people do

• To take away all rights in order to stay safe

• To make some people obey the law while others don't

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

• July 4,1776

• August 2, 1776

• April 18, 1776

• December 16, 1773

Thomas Jefferson borrowed many of his ideas from which Enlightenment Philosopher?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Thomas Paine

• John Adams

According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power from?

• The King

• Religion

• The People

• The President

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

• an act of loyalty.
• an act of treason.
• an act of bravery.
• an act of insanity.