The Declaration of Independence Test

The Declaration of Independence ended the colonies’ allegiance to what country?

• North America

• Canada

• Great Britain

• France

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created…?

• equal

• different

• inferior

• superior

Which of the following is NOT one of our certain unalienable Rights?

• pursuit of happiness

• liberty

• separation

• life

Whenever any ‘Form of Government becomes destructive,’ what right do the people have?

• establish absolute Tyranny over these States

• lay a completely new foundation

• dissolve the political bands

• alter, abolish, or institute a new government

Which of the following is something that the present King of Great Britain has refused to do?

• to cause others to be elected

• Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good

• pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people,

• all of the above

The King of Great Britain was “imposing Taxes on us without our...?

• Privacy

• Consent

• Protection

• Military

Which of the following is something that the thirteen united States of America were deprived of?

• Trial by Jury

• taxes

• standing army

• the Laws of Nature

Based on the Declaration of Independence, how did the present King of Great Britain wage war?

• He ravaged coasts

• He burnt towns

• He destroyed the lives of people

• all of the above

How did the authors of the Declaration of Independence portray the Indians?

• friends and Brethren

• undistinguished savages

• Tyrants

• foreign Mercenaries

Based on the Declaration of Independence, what did the United Colonies want?

• to be Free and Independent States

• to be the Supreme Judge of the world

• Allegiance to the British Crown

• Enemies in War