DOI Quiz Review (Vocab and John Locke)

Who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army? Having a strong military leader helped the colonists feel confident declaring independence (and starting a war).

• King George III

• John Adams

• George Washington

• John Hancock

Who was the intended audience of the DOI?

• King George III

• The Pope

• God

• Native Americans

Who is the principal (main) author of Declaration of Independence?

• John Hancock

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• King George III

What was John Adams' role in the creating of the DOI?

• He was the main author

• He helped convince Jefferson to write the first draft and helped to edit it

• He convinced King George III it was a good document

• He helped get it printed on broadsides

What word means "to get rid of"?

• abolish

• alter

• prudence

• tyranny

What work means "honest, frank"?

• redress

• endowed

• candid

• despotism

What word means "to give approval to something"?

• unailenable

• usurpations

• abhor

• consent

What word means a "given to someone" or "provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)"?

• despotism

• endowed

• relinquish

• transient

What word means "the exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way"?

• transient

• usurpations

• despotism

• prudence

What word means "careful management or judgement"?

• prudence

• tyranny

• relinquish

• transient