Fighting for Freedom? Declaration of Independence

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere

Rights that cannot be taken from the people.

• Unalienable Rights

• Popular Sovereignty

• Social Contract

• Neutral Rights

“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 important ideas does this language express?

• Popular sovereignty/social contract

• Natural rights/unalienable rights

• Social contract/natural rights

• Unalienable rights/popular sovereignty

What is the main purpose of government?

• To protect the rights of the people
• To protect the life of people's things
• To give people things

What is the official name of the army George Washington commanded during the Revolutionary War?

• Continental Army

• Patriot Army

• The Minutemen

• American Army

What effect did 'Common Sense' have in the colonies?

• It persuaded many colonists that America should be independent.

• It instilled fear of war in the colonies.

• It convinced the colonies to remain loyal to Great Britain.

• It petitioned the king to end the quarrel between the colonies and Great Britain.

What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?

• to ask King George to make peace with the colonies.

• to persuade British troops to leave Boston.

• to encourage colonists to join the army.

• to convince Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act.

How do natural rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence, differ from other rights?

• People are born with natural rights.

• People can vote to choose natural rights

• Natural rights are given only to citizens.

• Natural rights come from the government.

Henry advocates immediate action by the colonists because the --

• British army is preparing to march into Virginia

• king is too far away to order a quick response

• conflict has already begun and the colonists have no choice but to fight

• colonists will become apathetic or unconcerned if they don't act

The Declaration of Independence includes all of the following EXCEPT:

• The rights and principles we base our government on.

• A section that says the colonies are TELLING King George III that they are now a free nation.

• The amount of money King George III took from the colonies.

• A list of all of the bad things King George III did to the colonies.