Vocabulary of the Declaration of Independence - 1.16

The king ruled the land with absolute ___________ that no one could question.

• usurpations

• despotism

• magnanimity

• consanguinity

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Robert became king through __________ , not through legitimate inheritance.

• usurpations

• perfidy

• redress

• magnanimity

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The queen's subjects were in awe of her __________ .

• despotism

• perfidy

• redress

• magnanimity

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The harsh punishment for the crime seemed __________ since others received a lighter sentence.

• unalienable

• arbitrary

• abdicated

• rectitude

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The king __________ his position as ruler when he failed to send the troops to protect the gates.

• impel

• unalienable

• abdicated

• rectitude

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The shop owner offered a refund as __________ to customers who bought the faulty merchandise.

• redress

• rectitude

• consanguinity

• despotism

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

The crooked queen was guilty of __________ when she refused to obey the treaty.

• consanguinity

• rectitude

• perfidy

• despotism

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are __________ rights in the United States.

• consanguinity

• redress

• arbitrary

• unalienable

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

The __________ of the distant cousins was well known thanks to family records that were kept.

• consanguinity

• usurpations

• despotism

• rectitude

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.6

Because of her __________ , I am certain she is innocent.

• perfidy

• redress

• magnanimity

• rectitude

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.4