Vocab Declaration of Independence

Which option defines Tyranny?

• to end

• the name of the english legislature, which is the body of government officials that make laws

• a government that abuses its power

• money collected by a government for specific facilities or services

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

• July 4,1776

• August 2, 1776

• April 18, 1776

• December 16, 1773

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

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

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• to start the American Revolution

• to offer a peace settlement to Great Britain

• to instruct how a country wins it freedom

• to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain

How do unalienable rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence, differ from other rights?

• People are born with unalienable rights and they can't be taken away

• people can vote to choose natural rights

• natural rights are given only to citizens

• Natural Rights come from the government

Individual rights protected by law from unjust tyrannical governments.

• Civil Liberties

• Representation

• Taxes

• Tyranny

Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.

• Violated

• Representation

• Consent

• Opposed

The basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death. ... These basic rights are based on shared values like dignity, fairness, equality, respect and independence.

• Human Rights

• Political Rights

• Social Rights

• Economic Rights

Had or took control of

• Violated

• Opposed

• Possessed

• Consent

Charges usually of money imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes.

• Taxes

• Representation

• Consent

• Opposed