The Declaration

When the colonists said they were going to dissolve their political bands with Britain, they meant that they were going to _____ these bands.

• end

• strengthen

• declare

• make sacred

The Declaration says that the US deserves a station that is _____ and _____ Britain's.

• equal to, more powerful than

• separate from, more powerful than

• separate from, equal to

• separate from, unequal to

Which of the following is a truth that the Declaration holds to be self-evident?

• The only god is the Judeo-Christian god.

• God and nature should be merged as one.

• The government grants unalienable rights to the people.

• All men are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights.

According to the Declaration, from where does the government get its power?

• the military

• the will of the people

• god

• tradition

Which 17th century Enlightenment philosophers inspired the ideas in the Declaration?

• John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Thomas Jefferson and George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson and King George

• John Locke and Thomas Jefferson

According to the Declaration, why did the colonists list all their reasons for breaking from Britain?

• The Law of Nature said that they had to.

• The Declaration does not say why they did this.

• It was the right thing to do.

• Britain asked for a list of reasons.

Thomas Jefferson was selected to write the Declaration of Independence by _____.

• Virginia's state government

• the Second Continental Congress

• John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• King George

True or false: the Declaration of Independence actually names the new country of the United States of America.

• true

• false

The Declaration calls life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness _____ rights.

• unforgettable

• unequal

• unalienable

• undissolvable

Even though the Declaration says, "all men are created equal," which of the following groups still fought for rights after it was written?

• women

• Native Americans

• slaves

• all of the above