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Explains the argument, structure, principles, grievances, and influences behind the Declaration of Independence.
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Which section of the Declaration of Independence says that a people breaking away should explain the causes that led them to separate?
The Declaration says rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness belong to people before government. Which principle is this?
The king kept standing armies in the colonies during peacetime without colonial legislatures' consent. What grievance category was this?
The Committee of Five assigned the actual drafting of the Declaration mainly to one Virginia delegate. Who was that writer?
A section states self-evident truths and explains that governments are formed to secure rights. Which section is this?
The Declaration says a government's just powers come only from the agreement of the people it rules. Which principle is shown?
British laws required colonists to provide lodging for large bodies of armed soldiers. What grievance did the Declaration name?
An English philosopher's Two Treatises gave many Americans arguments about natural rights and rebellion against abusive government. Who was he?
One section gives evidence that King George III had repeatedly injured the colonies. Which section is this?
The Declaration says people may alter or abolish a government that destroys their rights. Which principle is shown?
The Stamp Act made colonists buy stamps for newspapers and legal papers, though they had no members in Parliament. Which Declaration grievance does this fit?
A January 1776 pamphlet, Common Sense, urged colonists to declare independence. Who wrote it?
One section says colonists appealed to British people for help, but those appeals were ignored. Which section is this?
The Declaration says governments are created to secure people's rights, so rulers have no right to do whatever they please. Which principle fits this claim?
The king repeatedly dissolved colonial representative houses for opposing his actions. Which grievance category does this show?
The Virginia Declaration of Rights influenced Jefferson's opening paragraphs. Who drafted that Virginia document?
A section formally declares the colonies free and independent states, able to make war, peace, alliances, and trade. Which section is this?
The Declaration rejects the idea that kings rule colonies by inherited authority. Which principle places political authority in the people?
The Declaration accuses Britain of stopping colonial merchants from doing business with all parts of the world. What grievance category was that?
A Virginia delegate offered the June 1776 resolution that the colonies should be free and independent states. Who was he?
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