Declaration of Independence Pre Read

Basic human rights that cannot be taken away or given up.

• abolish

• equality

• unalienable rights

• independence

The three main rights that all people should have...

• life, freedom, and choice

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• freedom, free will, and life

• liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and free will

the state of being free from control or influence by others

• abolish

• independence

• revolutionary

• equality

self-evident truths are ____

• statements that can only be made in the court of law.

• statements that require evidence for proof.

• statements that are obviously true and do not need to be proven.

relating to or involving a complete change or overthrow of an established government or system

• freedom

• abolish

• revolutionary

• unalienable

The Declaration of Independence was written in ____.

• 1692

• 1776

• 1765

• 1696

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• American Colonist were declaring independence from Britain.

• The American people had the right to govern their own people.

• Americans believed people are born with certain rights and freedoms that cannot be taken away.

• All the above

There are ___ main parts to the Declaration of Independence.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Part 1 of the Declaration of Independence is called the_____ or preamble.

• Introduction

• Body

• Grabber

• Conclusion

Part 2 of the Declaration of Independence contains _____.

• the names of all who wrote it

• the list of complaints or grievances

• the announcement that the colonies declare themselves free

• the names of all colonists who signed the petition