To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was
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  • an act of loyalty.
  • an act of treason.
  • an act of bravery.
  • an act of insanity.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?
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  • 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
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?
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  • From the King
  • From the Supreme Court
  • From God
  • From the people
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
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  • To stop taxes from the British Empire.
  • To make a United States army.
  • To gain independence from the British Empire
  • To install their own king in America
The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that
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  • detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.
  • listed a man's natural rights.
  • introduced the Declaration.
  • concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.
What are our natural rights according to Jefferson?  (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)
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  • Freedom of speech, religion, and press
  • Life, liberty, and property
  • Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
  • Voting, rebelling, and health
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
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  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Samuel Adams
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Paul Revere
The words self-evident means what?
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  • confusing
  • obvious
  • wrong
  • self-aware
Why is July 4, 1776 an important date in U.S. history?
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  • Common Sense was published.
  • The Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III.
  • The American Revolution ends.
  • The Declaration of Independence is signed.
Who wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense"?
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  • George Washington
  • Thomas Paine
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Patrick Henry
How do natural rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence, differ from other rights?
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  • People are born with natural rights.
  • People can vote to choose natural rights
  • Natural rights are given only to citizens.
  • Natural rights come from the government.
What was the Declaration of Independence all about?
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  • For America and Britain to become allies
  • For Britain to become part of Germany
  • To proclaim that America's 13 Colonies were no longer part of the British Empire
  • For America to take over Britain
An effect of the French and Indian War
  • Quartering Act
  • Colonists taxed to pay for the war
  • Boycott of imported goods
  • Boston Tea Party
What is the connection between natural rights and government? 
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  • government is meant to provide services 
  • people have the right to alter government 
  • people have certain unalienable rights
  • government is meant to protect rights
What did the Colonists do after the Stamp Act?
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  • Boycott British goods
  • Made their own goods
  • Decided they didn't need goods
  • Stopped paying all of their taxes
What are unalienable rights?
  • Rights that government cannot take away
  • Rights that government takes away
  • rights for aliens
  • Government is needed to promote equality
Forced colonists to give shelter (house) to British soldiers
  • Sugar Act
  • Townshend Act
  • Quartering Act
  • Housing Act
What are the three inalienable rights that all people have?
  • Food, Shelter, and Clothing
  • Life, Liberty and Death
  • Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
According to the Declaration,  what causes a government to be just? 
  • powerful institutions
  • a Bill of Rights 
  • ease of altering 
  • Consent of the people being governed
What two acts did the British Parliament make that put very high taxes on paper and sugar?
  • Stamp Act and Sugar Act 
  • Tea Act and Trade Act
  • Cookie Act and Cake Act
  • Letter Act and Molasses Act
Which came first?
  • the beginning of the American Revolution
  • the Declaration of Independence
From whom did the signers of the Declaration of Independence receive their authority to declare independence? 
  • From the King of England
  • From the European nations. 
  • From the people of the American colonies.
  • They needed no authority.
How could the British have prevented the American Revolution? 
  • By forcing King George III to give up the throne  
  • By overruling the decisions of the colonial legislatures 
  • By increasing taxes on the colonists 
  • By allowing colonists to elect representatives to Parliament

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  • The colonial theory of government
  • The colonial theory of government
  • Grievances of the colonists against Britain
  • False rumors spread by colonial newspapers
The Declaration of Independence is most like a what?
  • Love Letter
  • Treaty
  • Break-up letter
  • Constitution
What is the purpose of the following lines from the declaration?"He has dissolved our legislative assemblies" “ He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies ” “For imposing taxes on us without consent” “ For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury”
  • To justify independence by giving examples of complaints about rights violated by King George and the British government
  • To give examples of complaints against the American government, asking King George III to fix them
  • To request that the king protect certain rights and complain about rights that colonists didn't have
Why were the colonists being taxed so heavily?
  • To pay for the French and Indian War
  • Because the King felt like it
  • Because they wanted a revolution
  • They owed a lot of money to China
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