USI 6b Revolutionary War Declaration Of Independence Question Preview (ID: 12888)


USI.6b The Student Will Demonstrate Knowledge Of The Causes And Results Of The American Revolution By Identifying How Political Ideas Shaped The Revolutionary Movement In America And Led To The Declaration Of Independence. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

The idea that people have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is in which document?
a) The Constitution
b) The Articles of Confederation
c) The Declaration of Independence
d) The Bill of Rights

Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) Benjamin Franklin
c) John Adams
d) Robert Livingston

According to the Declaration of Independence, people have a right and a duty to ______ a government that violates their rights.
a) change
b) keep
c) burn
d) tweek

According to the Declaration of Independence, from where does government get its power?
a) the people it serves
b) God
c) the military
d) itself

According to the Declaration of Independence, what was/is created to protect our rights?
a) laws
b) government
c) children
d) principles

What are examples of unalienable rights given in the Declaration of Independence?
a) life, liberty and property
b) love, freedom, and happiness
c) life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
d) life, love, and liberty

What does unalienable mean?
a) something that is temporarily yours
b) something that must be earned
c) something that only kings and queens have
d) something that cannont be taken away

Key philosophies in the Declaration of Independence were based upon ideas first expressed by __________________.
a) European philosophers
b) Native Americans
c) Russian Czars
d) John Smith

New political ideas led to a desire for independence and _________ in the American colonies.
a) a communist government
b) a democratic government
c) an anarchy
d) a monarchy

The Declaration of Independence states all men are
a) to be treated like kings
b) created equal
c) born with different abilities
d) loved by God

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