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Declaration of Independence (D of I)

Quiz by Joe Harmon

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  • Q1
    According to the D of I, man has inalienable rights. What does inalienable mean in this context?
    not able to be protected
    cannot be taken away
    given by a Creator
    allowed to be protected
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the D of I?
    The plan for a new government
    The treaty that ended the Revolution
    A list of rights
    A letter to King George III
    30s
  • Q3
    The majority of the Declaration is ________________________________________.
    A list of complaints against the British
    A list of inalienable rights
    A list of groceries to be bought at the store
    A list of actions taken by the colonists
    30s
  • Q4
    According to the D of I, the colonists agreed to be governed by the ___________________, but not by _________________________________________.
    King, Parliament
    the government, the president
    Parliament, King
    colonists, Parliament
    30s
  • Q5
    The introduction to the D of I outlines the Founders' ___________________________ about ________________________________.
    ideas, democracy
    theories, taxes
    beliefs, the Constitution
    beliefs, government
    20s
  • Q6
    Finish 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 country
    alter or abolish it
    protest it
    speak out against it
    20s
  • Q7
    According to the D of I, man's rights are based on ________________________________________.
    natural law
    the Constitution
    Parliament
    the King
    20s
  • Q8
    In 1776, those colonists who remained loyal to the British were called ________________________.
    loyalties
    Founders
    tories
    patriots
    20s
  • Q9
    Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
    George Washington
    John Adams
    Thomas Jefferson
    John Hancock
    20s

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