Vocab
Monarch
ruler
Who was the King of Britain
King George
The Declaration of Independence decreased the risk of war with Great Britain.
False
__________ of July is celebrated because it was the day the final draft of the Declaration was written.
4th
What date was Summer born on?
October 15
reconciliation
Returning to the previous friendly condition that there once was.
Who argued that the people consent to be governed only if the government protects their rights, also known as the social contract?
Thomas Paine
The three unalienable rights are: life, liberty, and the pursuit of greatness
False/ Happiness
The __________________ is one of the nation's founding documents.
Declaration of Independence
What Chapter and lesson is this test?
Chapter 4.1
unalienable rights
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Who had to remove language about the evils of slavery from the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Declaration of Independence was signed on August 2nd.
True
The common sense pamphlet was easy to understand and made people more comfortable with the idea of __________.
Independence
What state has the liberty bell?
Common
Happens all the time/ everyone knows
Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
After the Declaration of Independence was signed everyone was treated equally.
False, because slavery still existed and women had no voting rights.
The ___________ influenced the drafters of the Declaration of Independence.
Magna Carta/ British Bill of Rights
What did the Magna Carta say?
That the king was subject to the law, and all men are free from unlawful imprisonment.
influence
the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself.
Who signed the Declaration of Independence first?
John Hancock
Fredrick Douglas was an anti-slavery activist
True
Name two people who signed the Declaration of Independence.
John Adams, Robert Livingston, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Roger Sherman
Place events from the signing of the Declaration of Independence in the correct order.
Congress nominated a committee to write the Declaration.
Members of the Congress signed the Declaration.
Members of congress debated the contents of the declaration.
Congress adopted the Declaration.
Congress nominated a committee to write the Declaration. (1)
Members of the Congress signed the Declaration. (4)
Members of congress debated the contents of the declaration. (2)
Congress adopted the Declaration. (3)