Ch. 4 Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence stands for principles of

• laws for citizens and divine rights

• freedom and equal rights

At first, women, slaves, and American Indians ________ the principles in the Declaration of Independence...

• were not covered by

• protested against

• refused to follow

Today, laws ________ the principles of the Declaration of Independence for all people.

• change

• protect

• end

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Paine

• King George III

• Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere

The Declaration of Independence says that people's natural rights __________ be taken away.

• can

• can not

The Declaration of Independence says that people establish government to __________ people's natural rights.

• protect

• establish

• restrict

The Declaration of Independence says that government derives its power from the _________.

• king

• people

• elected leaders

• parliament

​ Which rights should be included in a graphic organizer with the main idea of "Natural Rights included in the Declaration of Independence"?

• pursuit of happiness

• life

• love

• property

• liberty

"Put your John Hancock on it."

Q. Why did people start using this phrase to mean sign your name to something?

• Hancock signed his name to ask for a Second Continental Congress.

• Hancock refused to sign the Declaration of Independence.

• Hancock signed his name first and largest on the Declaration of Independence.

• Hancock refused to sign his name on the Treaty of Paris.

Q. Which statement best describes the significance of the Declaration of Independence today?

• American citizens no longer care about the natural rights in the Declaration of Independence.

• The Declaration's main importance today is to remind us to avoid war at all costs.

• The principles in the Declaration of Independence are too outdated.

• Our government today is based on the same principles as those in the Declaration of Independence.