Declaration: Rights & Government
This Enlightenment thinker influenced Thomas Jefferson and believed people are born with the rights to life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
This is the first part of the Declaration. It explains why the colonies must give their reasons for leaving Britain.
What is the Preamble?
After the French and Indian War, Britain passed new taxes on the colonies to help pay for this.
What is Britain's war debt?
Colonists refused to buy British goods as a form of protest. This action is called a
What is a boycott?
The Declaration names three unalienable rights: life, liberty, and this third right.
What is the pursuit of Happiness?
This part explains that people are born with rights and that the government should protect those rights.
What is the Declaration of Natural Rights?
The colonists used this slogan because Britain taxed them even though they had no representatives in Parliament.
What is “No taxation without representation”?
Colonists sent written requests to King George asking him to fix their problems. These requests are called ________.
What are petitions?
The Declaration says the government gets its power from the people. What is this phrase?
What is "consent of the governed"?
Jefferson wrote this part to list the colonists' complaints against King George III.
What is the List of Grievances?
After the Boston Tea Party, Britain passed these laws. They closed Boston Harbor and limited self-government in Massachusetts.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
After colonial protests, Parliament canceled the Stamp Act. Which vocabulary word means to cancel a law?
What is repeal?
A government keeps taking away people's rights. According to the Declaration, what do the people have the right to do?
What is changing or replacing the government?