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| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What group approved the D of I? | The Second Continental Congress |
| When was the D of I aproved? | July 4th 1776 |
| Where was the D of I approved? | Philadelphia |
| What name is given to the beginning section? | The Preamble |
| What three natural rights are listed in the Preamble? | Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness |
| Who originally explained the ideas of Natural Rights? | John Locke |
| What was the title of Locke's essay on natural rights? | "Two Treatises on Government" |
| What Natural Right is the same as the "Pursuit of Happiness"? | Property |
| What principle is contained in the phrase "governments are instituted among men..deriving their powers from the consent of the governed"? | the social contract |
| The larger part of the Declaration is a List of Grievances. What are these? | Charges against the King |
| Who was the King of England in 1776? | George III |
| What abuses were unfair tax laws? | Tea Act, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Act |
| What 1215 document was the model for the list of grievances? | Magna Carta |
| What price were the Founding Fathers willing to pay for their freedom? | Their lives, their fortunes, their sacred honor |
| Who was the first to sign the Declaration? | John Hancock |
| The Declaration contains Englightenment ideas. What is another name for the Enlightenment? | The Age of Reason |
| We hold these ______ to be self-evident | truths |
| ...that all men are created _______ | equal |
| that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable ______ | rights |
| ...that among these [rights] are ______, ______, and the _____ __ ____ | life, liberty, pursuit of happiness |
| ...and that to secure these rights _______ are instituted among men | governments |
| ...deriving their just _______ from the consent of the governed | powers |
