DOI Quiz Review

"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to . . . it."

• Abolish

• Just Powers

• Self-Evident

• Unalienable Rights

"that they are endowed by their Creator with certain . . ."

• Just Powers

• Self-Evident

• Unalienable Rights

• Abolish

"that among these are . . . "

• Consent of the governed

• Self-Evident

• Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

• Unalienable Rights

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• John Hancock

Answer explanation

Thomas Jefferson was the main author of the Declaration of Independence. He was a member of the Committee of Five, which also included Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston. Jefferson was chosen to write the draft due to his eloquent writing style and strong advocacy for the cause of independence.

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain

• the start the American Revolution

• to offer a peace settlement to Great Britain.

• to instruct how a county wins its freedom.

What are unalienable rights?

• Rights that government cannot take away

• Rights that government takes away

• rights for aliens

• Government is needed to promote equality

Who was blamed for causing the colonist trouble in the DOI

• Queen Charlotte

• King Chris IV

• King Charles III

• King George III

John Locke believed that all people had:

• Natural Rights

• Individual rights

• Some rights

The DOI was written before or during or after the American Revolution

• Before

• During

• After

True or False : The DOI made slavery illegal in the entire US

• False

• True