WorksheetsQuest for Civil Rights
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
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.
"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
Use of the words such as "liberty, freedom, and nation" are examples of which rhetorical device?
Holy War
Appeal to Patriotism
Parallelism
Anecdote
According to Lincoln, men gave their lives at Gettysburg ______.
to hallow the ground
so that the nation might live
to stop the Confederate advance into Pennsylvania
so that slavery would be abolished
That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom."
What effect does the phrase "new birth of freedom" have on the audience?
It evokes a sense of despair.
It emphasizes hope and renewal.
It suggests confusion.
It promotes isolation.
