Studies Weekly Week 4

Choose the term that best completes the sentence.

______________________ are important pieces of history.

• school rules

• traffic laws

• magazines

• formal documents

Which sentences lists the reasons that American colonists were not happy with Great Britain?

• The Declaration of Independence explained the rights of the people.

• The Declaration of Independence declared that Great Britain violated the rights of American colonists.

• The Declaration of Independence solved the problems between Great Britain and the colonists.

• Great Britain believed all Americans should have equal rights.

Read this sentence from the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence:"... 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." Which one of these is listed in the Preamble?

• the right to vote

• freedom of religion

• freedom of speech

• pursuit of happiness

What are the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution called?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• freedom of speech

• the Amendments

What is the most likely reason the Bill of Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution?

• The Constitution was too short.

• There were no rights in the Constitution

• The writers wanted specific rights added

• There was no one in charge of the country

Why do you think there have been so many changes to the Constitution?

The Declaration of Independence was an important document that says that people have the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of _______________."

• freedom

• government

• happiness

• money