Declaration of Independence

Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

What is one section that was deleted from the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

• The part about how King George III created slavery in America.

• The part about how the resources back in England and Britain made them eat meat off of animals.

• The part about how liberty should be for everybody not just the people in England.

This is part of how the Founders understood the American Revolution, “All people that live in America are created equal and each one should have the exact same rights, not matter what.”

• True

• False

This is part of how the Founders understood the American Revolution, “Government is only legitimate when based on the consent of the governed and when it works to protect citizens’ natural, unalienable rights.”

• True

• False

Who is this? (HINT: helped edit the first draft of the Declaration of Independence and chose who should write the D of I)

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Robert R. Livingston

• John Adams

According to the Founders, what makes a government legitimate?

• Divine right of kings and absolute power.

• Wealth and social status.

• Military strength and conquest.

• Consent of the governed and protection of individual rights.

What principle did the Founders emphasize in their understanding of the American Revolution?

• equality

• justice

• liberty

• authority

Although women were treated unfairly at the time, they could still own land.

• True

• False

Who was the president of the Congress (at the time) and therefore signed the constitution the largest?

• George Washington

• John Hancock

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Adams

When was the Declaration signed?

• July 4th, 1776

• August 2, 1776

• June 4, 1776

• April 2, 1776