US History 1.3

Choose the answers that correctly identify an ideal or principle of government found in the Declaration of Independence.
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Choose the answers that correctly identify an ideal or principle of government found in the Declaration of Independence.
Natural Rights, Popular Sovereignty, Political legitimacy
Which choices accurately provide a purpose for the writing of the Declaration of Independence?
The Declaration of Independence was written to declare legal independence from Great Britain.
The Declaration of Independence was written to help gain unity and support for the revolution among the colonial population.
The Declaration of Independence was written to announce and explain to the world the reasons for the broken relationship between the American colonies and Great Britain.
What is the most significant aspect of the growth of the American identity displayed in the excerpt provided?
During the period of 1750-1800, the American colonies took steps to cement self-rule and representative governance.
Loyalty to WHICH governing model was displaced by ideas advanced in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S Constitution?
the monarchy, or rule by divine right of a king
According to this passage from the Declaration of Independence, who gives government the power to exist?
the people
One purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to
explain to other countries why the colonies had to revolt to gain support.
The map shows the final battles of the American Revolution. What does the map suggest about French involvement at this stage of the war?
The support of the French led directly to the surrender of British forces.
Why was the Declaration of Independence a key factor in the American colonists' ability to receive wartime aid from other countries?
It showed that the colonists no longer recognized the English king.
The Founding Fathers believed that all people are born with "natural rights." Which line from the Declaration of Independence BEST represents the idea of "natural rights"?
"... all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights..."
What is the best definition of the word unalienable in this passage?
something that cannot be taken away
The concept that the people of a nation have a right to overthrow a government that acts against their common interests is known asthe right of revolution."For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us...."-from The Declaration of Independence This line of The Declaration of Independence refers to the Quartering Act of 1774, which was enacted by Parliament in response tothe Boston Tea Party."He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass [sic] our people, and eat out their substance.He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power"- from The Declaration of Independence To whom does "He" refer in this passage?King George IIIThe Declaration of Independence and the "Social Contract Theory" both arose from which philosophical movement?EnlightenmentHe has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.-The Declaration of Independence In this passage from the Declaration of Independence, the primary complaint of the colonists is centered around Parliament's passage of theQuartering Act.The ideas of Locke and Rousseau are found MOST easily in which of these documents?The Declaration of IndependenceBoth John Locke and Thomas Jefferson wrote about the natural rights of man. In what document are these "unalienable rights" specifically mentioned?the Declaration of IndependenceThe primary goal of the people who began the American Revolution wasto achieve the rights they felt the British had been denying them.Which of these was a major philosophy expressed in the Declaration of Independence?a belief in the natural rights of citizensWhich of these was a reason the American colonies were fighting a war for independence in 1776?restrictions on colonial trade