Declaration of Independence

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What are unalienable rights?

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Rights you have just because you were born

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights …. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government…
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Declaration of Independence

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How are natural rights different from other rights? Options: People are born with natural rights., People can choose to vote for natural rights., Natural rights are given only to citizens., Natural rights come from the government.

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People are born with natural rights.

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What are our natural rights according to Jefferson?

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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Why is July 4, 1776 an important date in U.S. history?

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The Declaration of Independence is signed.

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Who wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense"?

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Thomas Paine

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What was the Declaration of Independence all about?

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To proclaim that America's 13 Colonies were no longer part of the British Empire

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Which word best describes the statement: the people and the government agree to act within laws? Options: separation of powers, social contract, consent of the governed

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social contract

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What are the "natural rights" described by John Locke?

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The right to life, liberty and property