USH Standard 4 Quiz (2025)

This is an important founding document for the United States in which Americans stated that they were free from British rule.

• Declaration of Independence
• "The Federalist"
• Bill of Rights
• U.S. Constitution

He was the English Enlightenment thinker whose writing influenced the some of the ideas included in the Declaration of Independence.

• John Locke
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• Baron de Montesquieu

He was the American ambassador to France who worked tirelessly to convince the French King Louis XVI to help the Americans. (**There are two correct answers. Select either one to receive credit.**)

• Benjamin Franklin
• Alexander Hamilton
• John Adams
• George Washington

___________ was a French-man who served bravely alongside George Washington during the American Revolution.

• Marquis de Lafayette
• Baron de Montesquieu
• Benjamin Franklin
• Alexander Hamilton

This famous Virginian was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• John Adams
• John Locke

The Declaration of Independence states that all people have certain "inalienable rights." Those are rights that

• come from the Creator and cannot be taken away.
• the King allows wealthy citizens to have.
• are lost when people move to another country.
• only state governments must protect.

Which of the following is NOT one of the "inalienable rights" directly mentioned in the Declaration of Independence?

• Religious freedom
• Life
• Liberty
• Pursuit of Happiness

This is the idea that governments must protect the inalienable rights of their citizens. If not, citizens can alter or abolish the government and institute a new one.

• Social Contract Theory
• Nullification Theory
• States' Rights
• Federalism

John Locke wrote about "natural rights." Which of the following were NOT natural rights?

• Right to bear arms
• Life
• Liberty
• Property

This European power aided the Americans against Great Britain during the American Revolution.

• France
• Portugal
• England
• Germany (Prussia)