Social Studies Week 29

What is the main reason people form a government?

• To collect taxes

• To meet their wants and needs

• To build roads

• To create laws

What does the government promise to help protect?

• People's money

• People's pets

• People's liberty and freedom

• People's homes

What important document was written in 1776?

• The Constitution of the United States

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Magna Carta

What does the Declaration of Independence say the government must protect?

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• Money, power, and control

• Land, water, and air

• Food, shelter, and clothing

What is an important democratic principle mentioned in the document?

• Representation of the people

• Control by the government

• Power of the wealthy

• Rule by the king

Who were African Americans that spoke out against slavery in the 1850s?

• Anne Hutchinson and Benjamin Franklin

• Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman

• Martin Luther King Jr. and Anne Hutchinson

• Benjamin Franklin and Martin Luther King Jr.

Who led a protest called "the Civil Rights Movement" in the 20th century?

• Anne Hutchinson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Frederick Douglass

• Martin Luther King Jr.

What did Benjamin Franklin influence about the government?

• The government should be too strong

• The government should not be too strong or controlling

• The government should banish people for their beliefs

• The government should support slavery

What did Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman help to achieve?

• Writing the Declaration of Independence

• Freeing enslaved people

• Leading the Civil Rights Movement

• Banishment for religious beliefs

What was Martin Luther King Jr. against?

• Writing the U.S. Constitution

• Religious freedom

• Laws that kept people from voting because of the color of their skin

• The Declaration of Independence