Quiz on the Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence contributed to the development of democracy by

• rejecting Parliament's stamp tax.

• allowing women to take part in government.

• suggesting that people are the source of power.

• demanding an end to salutary neglect.

According to the Declaration of Independence, the people have the right to alter or abolish a government if that government

• is a limited monarchy

• violates natural rights.

• becomes involved in entangling alliances

• favors one religion over another.

Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence most clearly reflects the idea that the people are the source of government?

• . . . that all men are created equal, . . .

• . . . all men are . . . endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.

• . . . deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed . . .

• . . . governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes . . .

According to the Declaration of Independence, governments are established to

• protect the nation from invasion

• provide a system of checks and balances

• protect the natural rights of citizens

• guarantee voting rights for all citizens

This statement from the Declaration of Independence indicates that government has a responsibility to

• promote economic development

• control the lives of citizens

• respond to the will of the people

• provide for the defense of the nation

For imposing taxes on us without our consent

• He has refused to enforce laws

• He has forbidden the legislature to pass laws

• He has forced persons to house military personnel

• He has taxed citizens without citizens giving their approval

• He has denied judges their independence to make decisions based on case facts and the law alone

He has forbidden his governors to pass laws of immediate and pressing importance

• He has refused to enforce laws

• He has forbidden the legislature to pass laws

• He has forced persons to house military personnel

• He has taxed citizens without citizens giving their approval

• He has denied judges their independence to make decisions based on case facts and the law alone

Why was financing the war a problem?

• People did not want to pay

• The colonies did not have the money

• It wasn't a problem, the colonies could afford it

• The Native Americans stole all of the money the colonies needed.

Turning Point of the war

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Trenton

• Mercenaries

This agreement ended the Revolutionary War.

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Trenton

• Mercenaries

• Treaty of Paris 1783