Declaring Independence

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Lisa Nowakowski
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
freedoms that are protected by a government's laws.
rights
a statement that declares, or announces, an idea.
independence
freedom from being ruled by someone else.
treason
the crime of fighting against one's own government.
declaration
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
Declaring war
To become Allies with another country
Making new laws
To be free from Great Britain
3.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
(a) wrote a pamphlet explaining that the colonists had (b) to gain and much to lose by staying tied to an unjust king. This pamphlet was called (c)
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A Virginia Delegate, Richard Henry Lee, asked Congress to officially declare independence at_____.
First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
Parliment
The Colonies
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What rights did Jefferson argue that all people are born with?
to an education and seek happiness
to live, to sing, and an education
to live, be free, and seek happiness
be taxed with representation, equal rights, and freedom
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
On what date did Congress accept the Declaration of Independence?
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
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