The Declaration of Independence

Question 1

As the colonies moved toward independence, the First Continental Congress was created in

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1774.

Question 2

In Thomas Paine's published essay Common Sense, he calls for

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The creation of a democratic republic.

Question 3

The Declaration of Independence refers to the Rights of Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness as being unalienable. What does unalienable mean?

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indisputable

Question 4

Why were taxes an ongoing source of conflict for the American colonists?

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They were taxed without having representation in Parliament.

Question 5

Which part of the Declaration of Independence acts as an implied plan of action, in that it lists laws and practices to be changed?

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the body

Question 6

Which best summarizes the social contract outlined in the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence?

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Government has the power to protect natural rights, but people can change their government if it fails to do so.

Question 7

Which type of rights did the colonists who drafted the Declaration of Independence most want to protect?

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unalienable

Question 8

Who was appointed to write the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

Question 9

Read the quotation from the Declaration of Independence."For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world."

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The colonists could export goods only to Britain.

Question 10

Which example describes natural rights?

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rights that should be protected by the government

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