Declaration of Independence

When was the Declaration of Independence approved?

• July 4, 1776
• July 4, 1676
• July 4, 1786
• July 4, 1766

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Paine
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Samuel Adams

The Preamble is...

• in the beginning of the Declaration...
• the conclusion.
• in the middle.
• not in the Declaration.

Thomas Jefferson was inspired by a famous man of the Enlightenment.  His name was...?

• William Penn
• Roger Sherman
• John Locke
• Robert Livingston

The word endowed means what? 

• bought
• stolen
• given
• forgotten

The words self-evident means what?

• confusing
• obvious
• wrong
• self-aware

What does unalienable-rights mean?

• Rights the government gives you
• Rights the government takes away
• Rights that can be sepearated
• Rights that can not be sepearated

The Grievance section of the DoI is directed toward whom? 

• The Colonists
• Parliment
• King George III
• King Charles

According to Jefferson, if a government does not protect our natural rights, what should the people do?

• Ignore or support it
• Celebrate and petition
• Alter it and ignore it
• Alter or abolish it

A leader in government who is cruel to his/her people is called a __________.

• tyrant
• mayor
• depot
• nice