The Declaration of Independence was approved on: July 2, 1776, April 19, 1775, July 4, 1776
Declaration of Independence Review

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July 4, 1776
Answer explanation
Declaration of Independence, printed by John Dunlap, July 4, 1776, Records of the Continental and Confederation, Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789, Record Group 360; National Archives. The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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The Declaration of Independence is made up of ___________ parts.
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4
Answer explanation
The four parts of the letter include The Preamble, The Declaration of National Rights, the list of Grievances, and the Resolution of Independence.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Which of the following is NOT part of the Declaration of Independence? a list of grievances against the King, a set up of a national government, a list of natural rights
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a set up of a national government
Answer explanation
The government wasn't set up until the U.S Constitution was written.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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This man wrote the original draft of the Declaration of Independence.
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Thomas Jefferson
Answer explanation
Written in June 1776, Thomas Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence, included eighty-six changes made later by John Adams (1735–1826), Benjamin Franklin 1706–1790), and other members of the committee appointed to draft the document and Congress.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Whose ideas were used to model the Declaration of Independence after?
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John Locke
Answer explanation
Most scholars today believe that Jefferson derived the most famous ideas in the Declaration of Independence from the writings of English philosopher John Locke. Locke wrote his Second Treatise of Government in 1689 at the time of England's Glorious Revolution, which overthrew the rule of James II.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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The Declaration of Independence is based on the idea that
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people possess natural rights.
Answer explanation
What are the 3 inalienable natural rights mentioned in the Declaration?
Declaration of Independence (1776): 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 among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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The purpose of the preamble of the Declaration of Independence is to declare the causes which impel them to separation from England.
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False
Answer explanation
The introduction, called the preamble, to the Declaration of Independence is especially important because it builds connections between philosophical theory and practical politics, expresses the fundamental values of the new American government, and also appeals to other nations to accept the new nation.
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