Quick Check: Declaration of Independence

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

• The King

• The People

• The Pope

• The President

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

• The King

• Religion

• The People

• The President

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Samuel Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Paul Revere

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

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

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

Replace the underlined word with the best synonym:

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

• temporary

• undeniable

• forced

• approval

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

What is the overall central idea from section 1?

• People have a duty to separate or rebel against an oppressive government

• Once governments are established, they should never be changed.

• All human beings are created equal and should live in peace

• Governments are legitimate because they are ordained by God

How did the French and Indian War help lead to the American Revolution?

• The British destroyed the homes of some colonists during the war.

• The British did not like the terms of the treaty signed after the war.

• The colonists were angry about being taxed to pay for the war.

• The colonists did not like being forced to fight in the war.

Which of the following statements is true about what was included in the Declaration of Independence?

• The Bill of Rights

• A list of bad things that the King of England had done to the colonies

• a list of the three branches of government

• That the first president of the United States was George Washinton