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WorksheetsDeclaration of Independence
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which document contains this passage?
U.S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
English Bill of Rights
What is the main idea of this passage?
Only citizens can enjoy the rights guaranteed by a government.
Government must equally distribute power among people.
People have rights that cannot be denied by any government.
Government is necessary to promote equality.
Based on the passage, where should governments get their power?
from elected leaders
from the public
from the legislature
from the elected branch
Which statement completes the diagram?
It is the role of government to determine natural rights.
It is the role of government to protect natural rights.
People establish natural rights
People possess natural rights
What is one way that the ideas stated in the Declaration of Independence are evident today?
voting right amendments
selective service
equal employment opportunity
term limits
Which document addressed colonial concerns about English policies?
Declaration of Independence
English Bill of Rights
Mayflower Compact
U.S. Constitution
What is the significance of the above Stamp
It demonstrated that Parliament ignored the colonists’ media communications.
It demonstrated that Parliament controlled the colonists’ press outlets.
It represented the colonists’ fulfillment of English tax policies.
It represented the colonist's opposition to English tax policies
Which action of the colonists did the above political cartoon support?
Declaring loyalty to the British monarchy.
Declaring independence from the British monarchy
Dissolving colonial legislatures
Dissolving colonial charters
What is the relationship between these concepts?
Both declare to the world why the colonists wanted freedom from England.
Both represent actions taken by the colonists to enforce English policies
Both are in response to English policies imposed upon the colonists
Both are responses by England to the actions of colonists
Why did Parliament eventually repeal the Stamp Act, which taxed goods such as newspapers and playing cards?
The expense of quartering act force the English to withdraw the Stamp Act
The colonist started boycotting British goods.
The colonists started destroying British goods.
The colonists established a blockade against British goods.
Which grievance contributed to the American colonists’ desire for independence?
British policies made frontier lands too expensive
The King had denied the colonists their freedom of religion
The British government had been too generous to the Indian tribes
The British government had taxed the colonists without their consent
What was the main purpose of the tar-and-feathering shown in this British caricature of the colonists?
to protest being taxed without their consent
to protest the high cost of British manufactured goods
to protest British involvement in the French and Indian War
to protest the quartering of troops in colonists’ own homes
Based on the Declaration of Independence, which is a natural right?
The right to vote
The right to bear arms
The right to pursue happiness
The right to equal protection under the law
Which natural right is stated in the Declaration of Independence?
right to own property
right to pursuit of happiness
right to own slaves
right to vote
Which of John Locke's ideals is stated in the Declaration of Independence?
All people have the right to own property
All people should have freedom of religion
People may alter or abolish a government that becomes destructive.
People should obey the government in all of it's commands
According to the passage above, what is the most important duty of the government?
To protect voting rights of all people
To promote the common good of society
To worship the king as a deity
To protect natural rights of citizens
Which statement best supports the purpose of government according to the Declaration of Independence?
To protect the inalienable (natural) rights of the people
That the monarchy must be preserved and protected at all cost
To promote the common goal of equality of all people
That the people must glorify and worship the monarchy
Read the quote above: which section of the Declaration of Independence explains the wrongs of the king and parliament against the colonist?
Natural rights
Preamble
List of Grievances
Resolution for Independence
Which inalienable right should all governments strive to protect according to the Declaration of Independence?
right of freedom of religion
right of freedom of speech
right of personal liberties
right to elect a government
Which Enlightenment philosopher promoted the idea of "natural rights?"
John Locke
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Hobbes
What was the impact of the British policies of taxes and harsh treatment of the colonists?
Colonists paid their share of the taxes
Colonist began to seek independence
Colonist supported all the policies of the king and parliament
Colonist repaid the debt from the French and Indian War to Great Britain
