Declaration of Independence

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What did the List of Grievances in the Declaration detail?

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detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.

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What is the connection between natural rights and government? Options: government is meant to provide services, people have the right to alter government, people have certain unalienable rights, government is meant to protect rights

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government is meant to protect rights

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What did the Colonists do after the Stamp Act?

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Boycott British goods

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What are unalienable rights?

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Rights that government cannot take away

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Forced colonists to give shelter (house) to British soldiers

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Quartering Act

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What are the three inalienable rights that all people have?

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

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According to the Declaration, what causes a government to be just?

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Consent of the people being governed

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What two acts did the British Parliament make that put very high taxes on paper and sugar?

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Stamp Act and Sugar Act 

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Which came first: the beginning of the American Revolution or the Declaration of Independence?

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the beginning of the American Revolution

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From whom did the signers of the Declaration of Independence receive their authority to declare independence? Options: From the King of England, From the European nations, From the people of the American colonies, They needed no authority.

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From the people of the American colonies.