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Multiple Choice

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

The words of the Declaration clearly show that the main desire of the colonists was to get _____ .

a.	respect and freedom.	c.	better trade with England and other countries of the world
b.	fewer taxes so the colonists could protect their wealth	d.	more money for their exports.

At what meeting was the Declaration of Independence written.

a.	First Continental Congress	c.	Declaration Convention
b.	Constitution Convention	d.	Second Continental Congress

Students are protesting the war in Iraq. The government tells them that they cannot protest. The students feel their rights are being violated so they call for the overthrow of the government and the installation of a Communist government in its place. What does the Declaration say about this.

a.	The students have a right to overthrow the government but not install a Communist government because Communists are dictators.	c.	The students have a right to overthrow the government if it is destructive to their freedom.
b.	The students have to follow the procedures outlined in the Declaration to prove the government is oppressing them	d.	The students have a right to protest but they do not have a right to overthrow the government.

The Declaration refers often to “legislatures” in the colonies. What are legislatures?

a.	Places where laws are written	c.	Places where laws are enforced
b.	Another name for the court system	d.	The part of government used by the king to enforce the laws.

According to the Declaration, what gave Americans the right to start their own government?

a.	English Bill of Rights	c.	The laws of nature and the Bible.
b.	The laws of nature and natures God	d.	The Constitution

According to the Declaration, where does government get it’s power?

a.	The consent of the governed	c.	The consent of the government
b.	The Bill of Rights	d.	The Constitution

Before writing the Declaration, the colonists made one last attempt to make peace with the king. What was that attempt called?

a.	The Declaration of Loyalty	c.	The Olive Branch Petition
b.	The Declaration of Peace	d.	The Olive Branch Demands

The Declaration of Independence was written in

a.	New York	c.	Boston
b.	Philadelphia	d.	Washington D.C.

“For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us” What does this mean?

a.	The king sent large armies into New York	c.	The king sent large armies into Canada
b.	The colonists had to pay for one quarter of the cost of British armies.	d.	Civilians were forced to take soldiers into their homes.

10.

The Declaration of Independence was signed on

a.	July 7, 1776	c.	August 8, 1781
b.	July 4, 1776	d.	July 4, 1781

11.

As discussed in class, the Declaration is three things. Which item below is not one of those things.

a.	A declaration of war	c.	A list of grievances
b.	An plan for a new American Government	d.	A statement of philosophy

12.

“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor” What is divine providence?

a.	The king is at odds with god in this matter.	c.	The army of Washington, camped at Providence, RI will protect the colonists.
b.	As long as the colonists pledge their lives and honor, god will protect them	d.	God conceived as the power sustaining and guiding human destiny

13.

What does the Declaration say about human nature?

a.	People often do not know when they are being oppressed.	c.	People who are being oppressed are quick to demand changes
b.	People are more likely to suffer under an oppressive government than change it	d.	People are never satisfied

14.

“He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power” Why was this offensive to Americans?

a.	We believe that the military should be mannerly and show respect for civilians	c.	The military should be superior to civilians but not the civil government
b.	We believe the civilians should be superior to the military except in time of war	d.	We believe the civilians should always be superior to the military.

15.

To whom was the Declaration addressed?

a.	The Parliament	c.	King George of England
b.	King Henry of England	d.	General Cornwallis

16.

What political philosophy inspired the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

a.	The Enlightenment	c.	Plato’s Republic
b.	Aristilian Logic	d.	Rationalism

17.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a.	Thomas Jefferson	c.	Thomas Paine
b.	Samuel Adams	d.	John Adams

18.

“He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good” What does this mean?

a.	The king has refused to discuss laws, necessary for ht colonies.	c.	The king has refused to allow parliament to write necessary laws.
b.	The king has refused to write new laws necessary for the public good.	d.	The king has refused to agree to necessary laws

19.

What are unalienable Rights?

a.	Rights provided by the Declaration of Independence	c.	Rights provided in the Constitution
b.	Rights that cannot be taken away.	d.	Rights for aliens

20.

According to the Declaration, what is the purpose of government?

a.	To provide laws that apply equally to everyone.	c.	That point is not discussed in the Declaration.
b.	Provide services and a good life for the citizens.	d.	Protect unalienable rights of citizens

21.

”For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States” What is a mock trial?

a.	A trial in which the outcome is decided before the trial begins.	c.	A trial that is not serious
b.	A trial that “mocks” the British	d.	A trial that makes fun of the colonists

22.

What does, “appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions,” mean?

a.	We appeal to the United Nations to prove what we are doing is legal	c.	we appeal to the Supreme Court of the U.S. that what we are doing is legal.
b.	we appeal to god to prove what we are doing is moral.	d.	we appeal to god to punish us if what we are doing is not legal

True/False

Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.

23.

The term, “all men are created equal,” is a generic term that referred to all mankind.

24.

Dr. Martin Luther King quotes the Declaration of Independence in his famous, “I Have a Dream,” speech.

25.

Most dictators fear the words and ideas of the Declaration of Independence

Most ordinary, common people of the world are inspired by it’s ideas and words.

Most Americans take it for granted.

26.

Though slavery existed at the time of the writing of the Declaration of Independence, the words inspired African Americans to seek equality and were often quoted by Martin Luther King.

27.

At the time of the writing of the Declaration of Independence, only Virginia, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania had their own governed, legislature and court systems.

28.

The person who wrote the Declaration of Independence was chosen to write the document because he, himself, did not own any slaves.

29.

The Declaration of Independence was the first set of laws established for the new United States of America?

30.

The political ideas of John Locke inspired the writing of the Declaration of Independence