Declaration of Independence Quiz

The Declaration of Independence was adopted on...

• September 17, 1789

• June 20, 1863

• yesterday

• July 4, 1776

Who was the "despot" / "tyrant" that the colonies were complaining about in the Declaration of Independence?

• THE KING!!!!!!!!

• me

• you

This excerpt refers to rights that people -

• earn by demonstrating loyalty to a government

• receive by becoming citizens of a country

• are born with as a result of being human

• are granted after enlistment in the military

The rights listed above were-

• established by a series of Supreme Court decisions

• defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence

• established by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution

• defined by George Washington in his Farewell Address

Which description is an example of an unalienable right from the Declaration of Independence?

• equality - people's education should be equal in every state

• wealth - people's salaries should be dependent on their skills

• happiness - people can do lawful things that they enjoy

• patriotism - people can choose to join any of the armed forces

According to the Declaration of Independence, the government gets its power from --

• the consent of the governed (the people).

• elected representatives.

• the military.

• the U.S. Constitution.

"For imposing taxes on us without our consent."

• The King has authorized the destruction of colonial property.

• No taxation without representation.

• The King hired, paid, and fired judges so no trials are fair.

"He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people."

• The King has authorized the destruction of colonial property.

• The King has kept an army in the colonies when we are not at war without the approval of the colonial legislatures.

• No taxation without representation.

"He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies without the consent of our legislatures."

• The King has forced colonists to house and feed soldiers in their homes.

• The King prevented us from having fair court trials by a jury of our peers.

• The King has kept an army in the colonies when we are not at war without the approval of the colonial legislatures.

"He has made judges dependent on his will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries."

• The King has forced colonists to house and feed soldiers in their homes.

• The King has authorized the destruction of colonial property.

• The King hired, paid, and fired judges so no trials are fair.