Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
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  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Samuel Adams
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Paul Revere
The Preamble is...
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  • in the beginning of the Declaration...
  • the conclusion.
  • in the middle.
  • not in the Declaration.
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
The words self-evident means what?
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  • confusing
  • obvious
  • wrong
  • self-aware
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
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.
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.
All of the following signed the declaration except?
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  • John Peter Muhlenberg
  • John Hancock
  • Charles Carroll
  • John Witherspoon
Who did Thomas Jefferson get his ideas from?
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  • John Locke
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • George Washington
How did Enlightenment thinking affect the formation of the U.S. government?
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  • It was where the building blocks (ideas) for our government came from
  • It didn't
  • It showed us what not to do
What are unalienable rights?
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  • rights that can be taken away
  • rights that cannot be taken away
  • rights that don't matter
  • rights for the government
Who came up with unalienable rights before Jefferson and how were they different?
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  • Locke, Natural, Property
  • Locke, Natural, Pursuit of Happiness
  • Jefferson, Natural, Property
  • Franklin, Natural, Pursuit of Happiness
How did belief in unalienable rights help shape the United States?
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  • Gives Americans a belief in freedom
  • they don't matter
  • tells women what they can do
  • tells the government what they can do
The last MAJOR battle of the American Revolution was the __________.
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  • Battle of Bunker Hill
  • Battle of Yorktown
  • Battle of Trenton
  • Battle of Lexington
Common Sense was written by
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  • Thomas Jefferson
  • George Washington
  • John Locke
  • Thomas Paine
What were American's called who supported independence?
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  • Tories
  • Separatists
  • Patriots
  • Loyalists
Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as
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  • Redcoats
  • Loyalists
  • Neutrals
  • Patriots
Why were the colonists angry about British taxes?
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  • Representatives of the colony had not voted on the tax
  • they had never paid taxes
  • they did not think the British needed money
  • They did not think the King was collecting enough taxes from people in England
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