Declaration of Independence
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  • Question 1
    45 seconds
    Q. Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
    answer choices
    Benjamin Franklin
    Samuel Adams
    Thomas Jefferson
    Paul Revere
  • Question 2
    30 seconds
    Q. The Preamble is...
    answer choices
    in the beginning of the Declaration...
    the conclusion.
    in the middle.
    not in the Declaration.
  • Question 3
    45 seconds
    Q. According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?
    answer choices
    All men are created equal
    Rights are given by good kings
    Government exists to protect us from ourselves
    Only a democracy can protect our rights
  • Question 4
    45 seconds
    Q. The words self-evident means what?
    answer choices
    confusing
    obvious
    wrong
    self-aware
  • Question 5
    45 seconds
    Q. What are our natural rights according to Jefferson?  (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)
    answer choices
    Freedom of speech, religion, and press
    Life, liberty, and property
    Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
    Voting, rebelling, and health
  • Question 6
    45 seconds
    Q. According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?
    answer choices
    From the King
    From the Supreme Court
    From God
    From the people
  • Question 7
    45 seconds
    Q. Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
    answer choices
    To stop taxes from the British Empire.
    To make a United States army.
    To gain independence from the British Empire
    To install their own king in America
  • Question 8
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    Q. The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that
    answer choices
    detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.
    listed a man's natural rights.
    introduced the Declaration.
    concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.
  • Question 9
    60 seconds
    Q. Why is July 4, 1776 an important date in U.S. history?
    answer choices
    Common Sense was published.
    The Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III.
    The American Revolution ends.
    The Declaration of Independence is signed.
  • Question 10
    60 seconds
    Q. To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was
    answer choices
    an act of loyalty.
    an act of treason.
    an act of bravery.
    an act of insanity.
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