What does the Declaration of Independence say about choosing a President?

A President has to be born a citizen of the United States.

A President will be elected every four years.

The President will live in Washington, D.C.

Which quotation from the Declaration of Independence best supports the main purpose of a nation's government?

...[To] secure these rights , governments are instituted among men...

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all mean are created equal...

...[G}overnments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes...

...[A]s free and independent states, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do.

What is the main idea of the Declaration of Independence?

The American colonies are justified in breaking from British rule and setting up a new government.

The American people will fight to the death to protect themselves from attacks by Britain.

The people of Great Britain should claim their own independence from the rule of the current king.

Americans who support the idea of independence from Great Britain greatly outnumber those who do not.

What is the purpose of the following lines from the Declaration? "He has dissolved our legislative assemblies" “ He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies ” “For imposing taxes on us without consent” “ For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury”

To justify independence by giving examples of complaints about rights violated by King George and the British government

To give examples of complaints against the American government, asking King George III to fix them

To request that the king protect certain rights and complain about rights that colonists didn't have

What are unalienable rights?

Rights that government cannot take away

Rights that government takes away

Rights that are given to people by the king

According to the Declaration, what are the three inalienable rights that all people have?

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Peace, love, and chocolate frosted doughnuts

According to the Declaration, what gives a government its power?

The consent of the people being governed

The parts of the government itself

Reorder the following into the order that they happened.

the Declaration of Independence

help from France in the form of men, money, ships, and supplies

According to the Declaration, what is the main purpose of government?

To protect the rights of the people

To carry out the orders of the King

According to the Declaration of Independence, when government becomes oppressive of the people's rights, the people have the right to...

alter or abolish it and institute a new government.

ignore laws that people don't like or agree with.

meet in secret congresses to discuss solutions.

call for elections to choose new rulers.

freedom from control by another government or country

a course of action taken by a government

rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law

Which of the following statements is most true about American attitudes during the Revolution:

Roughly 1/3 of Americans supported Independence; 1/3 wanted to stay loyal to Britain.

Nearly everybody wanted to declare Independence.

About 1/2 of Americans supported Independence, but nobody wanted to stay loyal to Britain.

Most people wanted to pledge allegiance to the king of France instead of George III.

Which of the following is true about John Locke?

His ideas were well known and used by the people who wrote the Declaration of Independence.

He was a British general who lost at Yorktown.

He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

He was famous for saying, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!”

Which idea is most closely associated with John Locke?

People create governments to protect their inalienable rights.

A government needs to have three separate branches to work-- legislative, executive, and judicial.

Kings are given their power directly from God.

No one has the right to change their government.

What was the main idea of Thomas Paine’s pamphlet called, Common Sense ?

Colonists should be demanding independence from Britain.

Americans should be thankful for the way the king has helped us.

Loyalists and Patriots need to make peace with each other.

No one has the right to change their government.

What was the name of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine?

The Declaration of Independence

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What group of colonists supported Britain during the Revolutionary War?

Loyalists

Patriots

Minutemen

Rebels

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CCSS.RL.8.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did the biggest group of Loyalists go after the Revolution?

to Canada

to the west side of the Appalachian Mountains

to England

to Florida

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What kind of person wanted independence from Britain?

a Patriot

a Loyalist

a Tory

a Redcoat

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What kind of person was against independence?

A Patriot

A Rebel

A Continental Soldier

A Loyalist

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CCSS.RL.8.9

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30 sec • 1 pt

What word is a synonym for Loyalist? (Synonym = means the same as)

Tory

Patriot

Traitor

Rebel

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30 sec • 1 pt

What word is an antonym for Loyalist? (Antonym = means the opposite)

Tory

Patriot

Redcoat

Servant of His Majesty

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30 sec • 1 pt

What year was the United States "born"?

1776

1767

1763

1777

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CCSS.RL.9-10.7

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Declaration of Independence; Patriots and Loyalists

What group of colonists supported Britain during the Revolutionary War?

Where did the biggest group of Loyalists go after the Revolution?

What kind of person wanted independence from Britain?

What kind of person was against independence?

What word is a synonym for Loyalist? (Synonym = means the same as)

What word is an antonym for Loyalist? (Antonym = means the opposite)

What year was the United States "born"?

What does the Declaration of Independence say about choosing a President?

What British writer first wrote that government was created by the people to protect their rights?

The main author of the Declaration of Independence was...

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