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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Preamble is...
in the beginning of the Declaration...
the conclusion.
in the middle.
not in the Declaration.
- 3. Multiple Choice
According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?
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
- 4. Multiple Choice
The words self-evident means what?
confusing
obvious
wrong
self-aware
- 5. Multiple Choice
What are our natural rights according to Jefferson? (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)
Freedom of speech, religion, and press
Life, liberty, and property
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Voting, rebelling, and health
- 6. Multiple Choice
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?
From the King
From the Supreme Court
From God
From the people
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the Declaration of Independence written?To stop taxes from the British Empire.To make a United States army.To gain independence from the British EmpireTo install their own king in America
- 8. Multiple Choice
The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that
detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.
listed a man's natural rights.
introduced the Declaration.
concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why is July 4, 1776 an important date in U.S. history?
Common Sense was published.
The Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III.
The American Revolution ends.
The Declaration of Independence is signed.
- 10. Multiple Choice
All of the following signed the declaration except?
John Peter Muhlenberg
John Hancock
Charles Carroll
John Witherspoon
- 11. Multiple Choice
Who did Thomas Jefferson get his ideas from?
John Locke
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
- 12. Multiple Choice
How did Enlightenment thinking affect the formation of the U.S. government?
It was where the building blocks (ideas) for our government came from
It didn't
It showed us what not to do
- 13. Multiple Choice
What are unalienable rights?
rights that can be taken away
rights that cannot be taken away
rights that don't matter
rights for the government
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who came up with unalienable rights before Jefferson and how were they different?
Locke, Natural, Property
Locke, Natural, Pursuit of Happiness
Jefferson, Natural, Property
Franklin, Natural, Pursuit of Happiness
- 15. Multiple Choice
How did belief in unalienable rights help shape the United States?
Gives Americans a belief in freedom
they don't matter
tells women what they can do
tells the government what they can do
- 16. Multiple Choice
The last MAJOR battle of the American Revolution was the __________.
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Lexington
- 17. Multiple Choice
Common Sense was written by
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Locke
Thomas Paine
- 18. Multiple Choice
What were American's called who supported independence?
Tories
Separatists
Patriots
Loyalists
- 19. Multiple Choice
Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as
Redcoats
Loyalists
Neutrals
Patriots
- 20. Multiple Choice
Why were the colonists angry about British taxes?
Representatives of the colony had not voted on the tax
they had never paid taxes
they did not think the British needed money
They did not think the King was collecting enough taxes from people in England
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