Declaring Independence: Vocabulary and Short Response Quiz

The __________________________ is the most important document in the United States. In this document the colonists __________________________, or announce, that they want __________________________, or freedom from English rule.

• Emancipation Proclamation, demand, equality

• Bill of Rights, sign, unity

• Constitution, write, democracy

• Declaration of Independence, declare, independence

Thomas Jefferson was a __________________________ when he worked for the government. He was __________________________, or voted into, the Virginia __________________________, the law making part of the government.

• legislator, elected, legislature

• governor, appointed, parliament

• president, selected, congress

• judge, nominated, council

After the king of England increased, or __________________________, the colonists taxes they decided to form a part of government called the __________________________ (a group of leaders who ran the war against England.)

• abolished, House of Commons

• lowered, Parliament

• raised, Second Continental Congress

• ignored, Royal Assembly

Basic human rights include life, ___________________________, or freedom, and the pursuit of happiness.

• rights

• drafts

• valuable

• liberty

The first __________________________, or rough copy, of the Declaration of Independence was written to __________________________, or show the colonists dislike for English rule. It also explains the basic human __________________________, which are true for all people.

• treaty, support, laws

• draft, protest, rights

• amendment, celebrate, duties

• resolution, ignore, privileges

These are life, ______________________, or freedom, and the pursuit of happiness.

• liberty

• justice

• wealth

• power

The ______________________, or large farms and homes in America, grew a lot of natural ______________________, or things that are sold, traded or made into something else. These were ______________________, or worth a lot, because they could make people a lot of money if they are sold or traded to other countries.

• factories, products, rare

• apartments, minerals, expensive

• plantations, resources, valuable

• villages, materials, common

Write two important positions that Thomas Jefferson held in the United States government.

• President, King

• Vice President, Chief Justice

• Speaker of the House, President

• Vice-President, Ambassador

Thomas Jefferson thought the greatest gift he gave to the people of America was:

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Bill of Rights

• The University of Virginia

Which is a proper noun?

• house

• table

• Monticello

• car