Declaration of Independence (D of I)
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- Q1According to the D of I, man has inalienable rights. What does inalienable mean in this context?not able to be protectedcannot be taken awaygiven by a Creatorallowed to be protected30s
- Q2What is the D of I?The plan for a new governmentThe treaty that ended the RevolutionA list of rightsA letter to King George III30s
- Q3The majority of the Declaration is ________________________________________.A list of complaints against the BritishA list of inalienable rightsA list of groceries to be bought at the storeA list of actions taken by the colonists30s
- Q4According to the D of I, the colonists agreed to be governed by the ___________________, but not by _________________________________________.King, Parliamentthe government, the presidentParliament, Kingcolonists, Parliament30s
- Q5The introduction to the D of I outlines the Founders' ___________________________ about ________________________________.ideas, democracytheories, taxesbeliefs, the Constitutionbeliefs, government20s
- Q6Finish this line from the D of I: "Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to _________________________"begin a new countryalter or abolish itprotest itspeak out against it20s
- Q7According to the D of I, man's rights are based on ________________________________________.natural lawthe ConstitutionParliamentthe King20s
- Q8In 1776, those colonists who remained loyal to the British were called ________________________.loyaltiesFounderstoriespatriots20s
- Q9Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?George WashingtonJohn AdamsThomas JeffersonJohn Hancock20s