Why Was the Declaration of Independence Important

Who was the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

What issue did Jefferson and Hamilton argue over?

• The Battle of Richmond 

• Music

• National Bank

True or False? Political parties are still a big part of politics today.

• True

• False

How did American colonists feel about the new taxes levied by Great Britain?

• They resented the new taxes

• They approved of the new taxes

• They were ambivalent about the new taxes

What did both the Lee Resolution an the Virginia Constitution argue for? 

• The colonies to declare independence from Britain

• The colonies to apologize to Britain for not paying taxes

• The colonies to start wars amongst each other for land

The Declaration of Independence was unique because it ...

• used all brand new ideas that no one had seen before

• took Enlightenment ideas and put them into practice

• was actually written by time travelling aliens

True or False? Thomas Jefferson was happy with all of the changes that the Second Continental Congress made to the Declaration of Independence.

• True

• False

An alliance with which country helped the colonists win the Revolutionary War?

• Great Britain

• Germany

• France

Which revolution was not inspired by the Declaration of Independence? 

• The French Revolution

• Protestant revolution

• South American revolutions

What 3 rights did Jefferson include as human or natural rights?

• Life, Luck and Property

• Life, Employment, and Pension Accounts

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness