DOI - QUIZ REVIEW 3

Which of the following statements is true about the Declaration of Independence?

• It was written by Samuel Adams

• It included the idea of "unalienable rights" like "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"

• It was influenced by John Adam's philosophy of natural rights

• It was signed and approved on July 24th, 1976

Which phrase states the the colonist's were "breaking away" from the British government?

• "we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."

• "They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights..."

• "When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them..."

• "Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..."

This statement from the Declaration of Independence indicates that government has a responsibility to -

• respond to the will of the peolple

• control the lives of citizens

• promote economic development

• provide for the defense of the nation

The excerpt refers to rights that people -

• ...earn by demonstrating loyalty to their government

• ...receive by becoming citizens of a country

• ...have as a result of being human

• ...are granted after enlistment in the military

When the 2nd Continental Congress met in 1776, they composed, revised, debated, and signed which document?

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Treaty of Paris

• Declaration of Independence

Which of these is a grievance (complaint) from the Declaration of Independence? (HINT: focus on what you KNOW)

• Colonist born in America were prohibited from holding elected office

• Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes

• Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British Army

• Colonists were required to serve a year in the colony's militia