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