Quest for Civil Rights

According to the Declaration of Independence who gives us our rights?

• They are given to us by God at birth.

• They are given to us by Congress.

• They are given to us by our Executive Branch.

• They are given to us by our Legislature.

Which statement best describes the role of government according to the Declaration of Independence?

• “The main purpose of government is to expand and glorify the state”
• “The main purpose of government is to protect the unalienable rights of individuals”
• “The main purpose of government is to protect the rights and privileges of His Majesty, the King”
• “The main purpose of government is to promote the general welfare of the community by taking steps toward social equality”

 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• James Madison
• Thomas Edison
• Thomas Jefferson

According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?

• All men are created equal
• Rights are given by good kings
• Government exists to protect us from ourselves
• Only a democracy can protect our rights

"He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of people." (Declaration of Independence)

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

"whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to abolish it, and institute new government..." (Declaration of Independence)

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

"The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world..."

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

In the list of grievances who does "he" refer to?

• King George III

• King Henry VIII

• King John

• King William

Who was the speaker of "The Gettysburg Address?"

• Abraham Lincoln

• Edward Everrett

• Jefferson Davis

• Andrew Jackson

Who was the intended audience?

• All Americans

• Union soldiers, residents of Gettysburg, and loved ones of the deceased

• The Confederacy

• School students across America