The Declaration of Independence

Question 1

What are the four parts of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 1

Preamble, natural rights, complaints against the king, conclusion

Question 2

Who wrote commonsense

Answer 2

Thomas Paine

Question 3

Who is the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 3

Thomas Jefferson

Question 4

What were colonist who choose the side with the British known as?

Answer 4

Loyalists

Question 5

What was the person who fought for the rights of the colonies?

Answer 5

Patriots

Question 6

What are inalienable rights?

Answer 6

Rights that cannot be taken, sold, or transferred to someone else

• All man are created equal
• Pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness
• If government becomes distractive, people have the right to abolish it and create a new one

Question 7

When was the Declaration of Independence written?

Answer 7

1776

Question 8

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

Answer 8

It was written to declare independence from Britain

Question 9

What is the preamble do?

Answer 9

Explains how government is created

Question 10

What does the natural rights do?

Answer 10

Reasons why the colonists were justified to break away from Britain

Question 11

What does the wrongs committed show?

Answer 11

List of complaints against the king

Question 12

What does the resolution or conclusion show

Answer 12

States that the bond is dissolved