Declaration of Independence Review

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• to finally be our own country

• to end the Revolutionary War

• to explain why the colonists want to separate from Britain

• to end slavery in the United States

Which quote best describes the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands

• a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

• That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

• We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

What are the three unalienable rights written in the Declaration of Independence?

• right to life

• right to liberty

• right to the pursuit of happiness

In order to protect these rights, what should the people do?

• follow the authority of a king because he's there to protect them

• have a country where there is no form of government

• each individual state should control itself

• create governments where power comes from the people

If the government became abusive or oppressive, what rights do the people have?

• The people must ask the king for help

• The people have a right to change or overthrow the government

• The people have the right to move to another country

• The people must stay with that form of government

Which groups of people did the line "all men are created equal" apply to during this time?

• White men

• women

• African Americans

• Native Americans

Which groups of people did the line "all men are created equal" not apply to during this time period?

• white men

• women

• African Americans

• Native Americans

In our world today, what is ONE way that our citizens can "alter" or "abolish" a government with which they are not satisfied?

• complain until the representatives resign

• Vote!!!

Later on in life, when you turn 18, and you vote in an election, you can come back to South Lake with your "I Voted" sticker and...

• Miss Ly will buy you out for ice cream

• Miss Ly will give you candy