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Declaration of Independence
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From where do governments derive their power, according to the Declaration?
from the consent of the governed (the people)
Constitution
President
Congress
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
September 15, 1776
July 4, 1776
June 15, 1775
July 4, 1976
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Who was the actual author of the Declaration of Independence?
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
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Why is the Declaration of Independence compared to a birth certificate?
It announces the entry of our 50th state.
It announces the birth of a new nation.
It was signed on Thomas Jefferson's birthday.
It is a legal document.
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Most prominent (in size) signature on the Declaration of Independence
James Madison
George Washington
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
6
What laws entitle people to be free and have their own government?
Laws of Gravity
Laws of Nature and God
Laws of Physics
Laws of Congress
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What term was used to describe King George III to show that he was an unfit ruler in the eyes of the colonists?
tyrant
king
ambassador
president
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Where were the first battles of the Revolutionary War?
Boston and Providence
New York and Philadelphia
Lexington and Concord
Concord and Washington D.C.
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Who was the author of Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
James Madison
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Who introduced the resolution for independence in the Continental Congress?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Richard Henry Lee
George Washington
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Why are governments created?
to collect taxes
to secure people's rights
to pass laws
to give politicians a job
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What are the three unalienable rights?
health, safety, nature
life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
freedom of speech, religion, assembly
nature, liberty, land
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Where did the Second Continental Congress meet?
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington D.C.
New York
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What is the title of the pamphlet that influenced many people in favor of complete independence from England?
Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
The Reformation
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What truths are self-evident?
all men are created equal and endowed with certain unalienable rights.
gravity pulls objects down
Constitutional truths
the Bill of Rights
