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Quick Check: Declaration of Independence

Authored by Dariana Varona

History

6th - 8th Grade

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Quick Check:  Declaration of Independence
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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According to the Declaration of Independence who institutes or creates governments?

The King

The People

The Pope

The President

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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

The King

Religion

The People

The President

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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

William Penn
Roger Sherman
John Locke
Robert Livingston

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Replace the underlined word with the best synonym:

"that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"

temporary

undeniable

forced

approval

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What was Jefferson's main purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence?

To end the war between the colonies and Great Britain

To criticize the King of England's reign over the colonies

To declare the 13 colonies free from Great Britain's rule

To complain about the issues with King George

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