Declaration of Indepedence

What is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• declared the King should rule over the colonies

• to state the 13 English colonies wanted to be their own country (the United States) and why

• showed the colonies did not want independence

• England wanted to break up with the colonies

What are men that wrote the Declaration of Independence known as?

• Declaration Writers

• Authors of the Government

• Lost Fathers

• Founding Fathers

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• June 26, 1776

• July 4, 1776

• October 31, 1776

• December 25,1776

What is NOT a Principle of the Declaration of Independence

• Limited Government

• Popular Sovereignty

• Right to Remain Silent

• Consent of the Governed

What is NOT a Principle of the Declaration of Independence?

• Right to an Education

• Popular Sovereignty

• Right to Alter or Abolish the Government

• Consent of the Governed

How do we give our government consent to govern over us?

• Protesting

• Voting

• Rioting

• Paying Taxes

What does “deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" mean?

• the government does not have permission to rule over us

• the King has permission to rule over the colonies

• people that don't have power die

• the government gets its power from the people

What are rights called that cannot be taken away from us?

• Unalienable Rights

• Wrong Rights

• Write Rights

• Right Rights

The Declaration of Independence lists rights the people should have.

• True

• False

How many principles are found in the Declaration of Independence?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8