Sections of the DOI
Which section of the Declaration of Independence explains that separation has become necessary for the American people?
a. Preamble
b. Big Ideas
c. Grievances
d. Declaration
e. Signatures
a. Preamble
The Declaration of Independence stands for principles of _________________.
a. natural law and divine rights
b. freedom and equal rights
b. freedom and equal rights
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. Thomas Paine
c. King George III
d. Paul Revere
a. Thomas Jefferson
At first, women, slaves, and American Indians ________ the principles in the Declaration of Independence.
a. were not covered by
b. protested against
c. refused to follow
a. were not covered by
Which section of the Declaration of Independence lists 56 delegates from all 13 colonies who approved and supported the document?
a. Preamble
b. Big Ideas
c. Grievances
d. Declaration
e. Signatures
e. signatures
The Declaration of Independence says that people's natural rights _______ be taken away.
a. can
b. cannot
b. cannot
What was the name of the meeting where delegates wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a. Committees of Correspondence
b. First Continental Congress
c. Sons of Liberty
d. Second Continental Congress
d. Second Continental Congress
The Declaration of Independence says that people establish government to _______ people's natural rights.
a. establish
b. protect
c. restrict
b. protect
Which section of the Declaration of Independence lists complaints against King George III including that colonists were forced to pay unfair taxes?
a. Preamble
b. Big Ideas
c. Grievances
d. Declaration
e. Signatures
c. Grievances
Which rights are the natural rights included in the Declaration of Independence? (CHOOSE 3)
a. pursuit of happiness
b. love
c. liberty
d. property
e. life
f. legal representation
a. pursuit of happiness
c. liberty
e. life
Why do people use the phrase "Put your John Hancock on it" to mean sign your name to something?
a. John Hancock signed his name to request to hold a Second Continental Congress.
b. John Hancock signed his name first and largest on the Declaration of Independence.
c. John Hancock refused to sign the Declaration of Independence.
d. John Hancock refused to sign his name to the request to hold a Second Continental Congress.
b. John Hancock signed his name first and largest on the Declaration of Independence.
The Declaration of Independence says that when a government violates citizens' rights, people should _______.
a. obey the government
b. disobey the government
c. change the government
c. change the government
Which section of the Declaration of Independence explains that all people have "certain unalienable rights" that cannot be taken away.
a. Preamble
b. Big Ideas
c. Grievances
d. Declaration
e. Signatures
b. Big Ideas
The Declaration of Independence says that the government derives its power (or gets its power) from the ____________.
a. king
b. people (citizens)
c. elected leaders
b. people (citizens)
Why was the Declaration of Independence Written?
a. the 13 colonies were asking the King to lower taxes
b. Great Britain was declaring independence from the 13 colonies
c. the 13 colonies were asking the King to remove British soldiers from the colonies
d. the 13 colonies were declaring independence from Great Britain
d. the 13 colonies were declaring independence from Great Britain
Which statement best describes the significance of the Declaration of Independence today?
a. American citizens no longer care about the natural rights in the Declaration.
b. The Declaration's main importance today is to remind us to avoid war at all costs.
c. Our government today is based on the same principles as those in the Declaration.
d. The principles in the Declaration are too outdated to guide our government today.
c. Our government today is based on the same principles as those in the Declaration.
Which section of the Declaration of Independence officially proclaims that the colonists are free and independent from British rule?
a. Preamble
b. Big Ideas
c. Grievances
d. Declaration
e. Signatures
d. Declaration
Today, laws _________ the principles of the Declaration of Independence for all people.
a. protect
b. change
c. end
a. protect
When was the Declaration signed and published?
a. December 25, 1776
b. July 4, 1776
c. October 31, 1773
d. March 13, 1770
b. July 4, 1776
What does the word unalienable mean?
unable to be taken away