Founding Fathers
This founding father did not sign the Declaration of Independence. His favorite food was hoecakes.
Who is George Washington?
The buying and selling of goods and services
This part of the Declaration of Independence talks about the natural rights of man.
What is the declaration of natural rights?
To admit that is true, to surrender
What is to concede?
This founding father was one of the three primary authors of the Declaration of Independence. He was also the 3rd president.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
A violent uprising against an established government
What is an insurrection?
This is the first section of the Declaration of Independence, also known as the introduction.
What is the preamble?
Formal statement of the rights of a country's people
What is a charter?
This founding father was the eldest signer of the Declaration of Independence at age 70. He is also the face of the $100 bill.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Military government / suspension of ordinary law
What is Martial Law?
This is the 3rd section of the Declaration of Independence, in which the colonists list the specific complaints against King George.
Taking something for one's own use, typically without owners consent
What is appropriation?
Who is John Adams?
Too great to calculate
What is inestimable?
This is the final section of the Declaration of Independence, in which the colonists finally state that they are no longer under British rule.
What is the declaration of independence?
To set someone free from blame, guilt, or responsibility
What is absolved?
This is the total number of signers of the Declaration of Independence, as representatives of the US colonies.
What is 57?
The quality of being generous, forgiving, and unselfish
What is magnanimity?
This is the part of the Declaration of Independence where colonists tried to reason with King George, but he refused to listen.
What is the redress?
Being related by blood, kinship
What is consanguinuity?