Declaration of Independence Summative Review

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• July 4, 1776
• July 4, 1786
• July 4, 1766
• July 4, 1796

Which of the following best describes the Declaration of Independence?

• Set of Rules for country 
• List of problems colonists had with king
• Set of rules for world to follow
• List of ways the colonists could defeat British if there was a war

A _________ is a formal meeting.

• debt

• congress

• repeal

• effigy

____________ was king of Great Britain and supported the idea of taxing colonists.

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• George III

• George Washington

• British Parliament

• Charles Townshend

The king of Great Britain during 1765 was called

• King Geroge I
• King George III
• King George II
• King George Jr. 

The committee gave the very important job of writing the Declaration of Independence to what individual? 

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin 
• Abraham Lincoln 

True or False: The colonists had no right to speak in Parliament.

• True

• False

What rights did the Declaration of Independence state that all people must have?

• the freedoms of speech, religion, and the press.

• the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• the right to bear arms, assemble peacefully, and start riots.

• freedom from unlawful search, seizure, and excessive bail.

The name of the document that announced that the American's were breaking away from Great Britain is

• Common Sense

• Declaration of Independence

• Second Continental Congress

• Tyranny Over States

The three natural rights are: Life, Liberty, and ​ (a)  

• pursuit of Happiness.
• Technology.
• Family.
• Self government.