The 5 Ws
The author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
The first part of the Declaration of Independence.
What is the Preamble.
The 3 unalienable rights.
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
The grievance where colonists were getting taxed without representation in parliament.
What is, "no taxation without representation"?
The location where the Declaration of Independence was written.
Where is Independence Hall in Philadelphia Pennsylvania?
The Second Part of the Declaration of Independence.
What is the Declaration of Natural Rights.
The right to exist, live safely, and protect yourself from harm.
What is Life?
The act where soldiers were allowed to stay in colonists home and colonists were required to serve them.
What is the quartering act?
The date the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
When is July 4, 1776?
The Third part of the Declaration of Independence.
What is the List of Grievances.
The right to have the freedom to think, speak, act, and make choices for your own life, as long as your choices do not hurt others or break fair laws.
What is Liberty?
When cases were decided solely by a royal judge—instead of an impartial jury for colonists.
What is no trial by jury?
What the Declaration of Independence did for the Colonsist.
What is declared them an independent nation?
The Fourth part of the Declaration of Independence.
What is the Resolution of Independence.
The right to try to make your life better and do things that make you happy and successful.
What is pursuit of happiness?
When thousands of armed British soldiers were still stationed in colonial cities during times of peace.
What is having standing armies during peace times?
The two main founding fathers who helped Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence.
Who are John Adams and Benjamin Franklin?
All parts of the Declaration of Indepedence.
What are the Preamble, Declaration of Natural Rights, List of Grievances, and the Resolution of Independence.
Joining a club to work towards a long-term goal of becoming a better chess player. (What right is this an example of?)
What is pursuit of happiness?
When royal governors forcibly shut local governments down and prohibited them from meeting.
What is Dissolving Colonial Legislatures? OR Banning Local Government/ Town Meetings.