The Declaration of Independence

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin

What are the different parts of the Declaration of Independence?

• Introduction, Bill of Rights, Conclusion, Signatures
• Preamble, List of Rights, List of Demands, Resolution of Independence
• Opening Statement, List of Demands, Conclusion, Signatures
• Preamble, Declaration of Natural Rights, List of Grievances, Resolution of Independence, Signatures

Match the following

• Preamble

• Declares the American colonies as independent states

• Declaration of Natural Rights

• Explains why the document was created

• List of Grievances

• Discusses fundamental human rights and governmental responsibility

• Resolution of Independence

• Details the colonists' complaints against British King George III

What are some of the key grievances in the Declaration of Independence?

• Interference with foreign affairs, lack of access to resources, lack of communication with other colonies
• Lack of trade opportunities, lack of access to education, lack of representation in government
• Taxation with representation, housing of soldiers, support for colonial governments
• Taxation without representation, quartering of soldiers, interference with colonial governments

How was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• By the President of the United States in 1800
• By the British Parliament in 1776
• By the United Nations in 1789
• By the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776

What are "unalienable rights"?

• Rights that cannot be taken away or denied
• Rights that are temporary and can be revoked
• Rights that are only applicable to certain individuals
• Rights that can be transferred to another person

What documents and ideas influenced Thomas Jefferson when he was writing the Declaration of Independence?

• Magna Carta, writings of Karl Marx, ideas of Confucius
• Mayflower Compact, writings of Machiavelli, ideas of Rousseau
• Virginia Declaration of Rights, writings of John Locke, ideas of Enlightenment philosophers
• Bill of Rights, writings of Adam Smith, ideas of Thomas Hobbes

According to the Declaration of Independence who institutes or creates governments?

• The King

• The People

• The Pope

• The President

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Samuel Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Paul Revere

Which argument most logically follows from Jefferson's expressed ideas in the Declaration of Independence?

• The rights of men should be supported over those of women.

• Monarchy is a bad form of government because rulers

  are not elected.

• All forms of government destroy human rights and should be abandoned.

• Any form of government that suppresses people's freedoms should be overthrown.