Important Documents

What document lists some of our rights?

• the Declaration of Independence

• a checklist

• a grocery list

• a table of contents

The Constitution protects...

• the road

• the mountains

• school rules

• our rights

3. Which sentence best shows that early Americans were not happy with the government of Great Britain?

• A. The Declaration of Independence explains the rights of the people.

• B. The Declaration of Independence declared that Great Britain violated the rights of early Americans.

• C. The Declaration of Independence solved the problems between Great Britain and early Americans.

• D. Great Britain believed all Americans should have equal rights.

4. From which Country did the United States gain freedom?

• Great Britain

• Canada

• Australia

• Iceland

7. What is the Constitution? 

• It tells us who is the president.

• It is a famous book.

• It is a board game.

• It tells how the American Government should work.

The Declaration of Independence was an important document that says that people have the right to which THREE goals

• life

• happiness

• government

• liberty

According to the text, a charter was a legal document issued by a __________ to a person or group of people.

• President

• Landlord

• Mayor

• Ruler or government

According to the text, what was the purpose of a charter?

• To outline agreements and grants certain rights

• To start an argument

• To establish the government of the colony

• All of these choices

According to the text, the purpose of a treaty is to __________.

• Begin a conflict

• Outline the system of taxes to be paid to the sponsoring king

• End a conflict

• Establish the government of the colony

What are “inalienable rights"?

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• life, a job, and the pursuit of happiness

• a job, money, and the pursuit of happiness

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of a job