1.4 Ideas of the Declaration of Independence
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- Q1Why was the Declaration of Independence written?for Great Britain to apologize to American coloniststo explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britainto start the American Revolutionto offer a peace settlement to Great Britain30s
- Q2According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule comes fromthe citizensGodthe kingParliament30s
- Q3How do natural rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence, differ from other rights?Natural rights come from the government.People are born with natural rights.People can vote to choose natural rights.Natural rights are given only to citizens.30s
- Q4According to the Declaration of Independence, people have the right to create a new government when the governmentconsents to be replacedtakes powers from other countriesinterferes with people’s rightssupports the pursuit of happiness30s
- Q5One of the principles stated in the Declaration of Independence is that government shouldbe based upon the consent of the governedhave unlimited power to rule the peopleguarantee economic equality among citizensbe led by educated citizens30s
- Q6What does this quote from the Declaration of Independence mean? "That… Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed...,"When a Government starts to cause damage, the people have the right to get rid of itEstablished governments should be created fairly by the peoplePeople have God-given rights to life, liberty, and happinessIt is obvious that all people are equal30s
- Q7What does this quote from the Declaration of Independence mean? "That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.,"It is obvious that all people are equalWhen a Government starts to cause damage, the people have the right to get rid of itPeople have God-given rights to life, liberty, and happinessEstablished governments should be created fairly by the people30s
- Q8What does this quote from the Declaration of Independence mean? "That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive… it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it,"Established governments should be created fairly by the peoplePeople have God-given rights to life, liberty, and happinessWhen a Government starts to cause damage, the people have the right to get rid of itIt is obvious that all people are equal30s
- Q9Closing Boston Harbor as a result of the Boston Tea Party, General Gage taking control of Boston, and no town meetings were all examples of the...Quartering ActTownshend ActsIntolerable ActsFirst Continental Congress30s
- Q10What thoughts are in the middle of the Declaration of Independence?a statement demanding due processa list of colonies that wanted to break free of British rulea description of the legislative branch of a new governmenta list of grievances the colonists had against the king of England30s
- Q11What pushed the American colonists toward wanting independence from Britain?The colonists were rebellious from the very beginningThe Americans felt ignored by Britain for nearly a centuryThe king granted independence to some colonies but not othersBritain put high taxes on certain goods30s
- Q12What is one way that the ideas stated in the Declaration of Independence are evident today?term limitsvoting rights amendmentsequal employment opportunitiesSelective Service30s
- Q13What did many American colonists use Thomas Paine's Common Sense to justify?.Joining the army instead of the militiaSupporting the British monarchyActs of sabotage against British merchantsDeclaring independence from Britain30s
- Q14The Declaration of Independence included these complaints: • Taxation without representation • Limiting judicial powers • Quartering Troops • Dissolving legislature Which complaint should be added to this list?Allowing the wealthy to avoid local lawsSuspending trial by jury in many casesOrdering colonists to move from Native American landRequiring colonists to send representation to Parliament30s
- Q15What is a government that is run by the people, either directly or indirectly?AutocracyOligarchyDemocracyCommunism30s