The Declaration of Independence
The ideas of this document came from the philosopher John Locke who believed ______________ were our rights to all humans granted to us by God.
"Life, Liberty, and Property"
How many people signed the Declaration of Independence?
56
What does abdicated mean?
Given up
What is another word for rebellions?
Insurrections
Who believed "Life, Liberty, and Property" were our rights to all humans granted to us by God?
John Locke
Who believed people formed governments to protect these rights and that any government interfering with these rights might be rightfully overthrown?
John Locke
What is a violation of trust?
Perdify
What are unjust uses of power?
Usurpations
How old was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence?
26
How many parts are in the Declaration of Independence?
4
How old was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence?
70
What is another word for destruction?
Annihilation
When did a large British reinforcement arrive at New York after being repelled at Charlestown, South Carolina?
August 2
When did delegates begin to sign engrossed copy of the Declaration of Independence?
August 2
Who was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
What is the second part of the Declaration of Independence called?
Declaration of Natural rights
June 11, 1776 a committee made up of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston was created to draft a __________________________________________.
Document explaining the grievances against King George III
What are the prints of the Declaration of Independence called?
Dunlap Broadsides
Who was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence?
Edward Rutledge
What are three grievances against the king? (these three are not the only ones)
For quartering large bodies of troops among us: For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing taxes on us without our Consent
What two future presidents signed it?
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
Who printed copies of the Declaration of Independence?
John Dunlap
Who dispatched the first of Dunlap's broadsides of the Declaration of Independence to the legislatures of New Jersey and Delaware?
John Hancock
Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Who was the president of the Continental Congress?
John Hancock
Who was a philosopher that stated "Life, Liberty, and Property"?
John Locke
When did the Continental Congress debate and make revisions to the document?
July 1-4
When did Congress order the Declaration of Independence engrossed (officially inscribed) and signed by members?
July 19
When was Independence from Britain declared by the Continental Congress?
July 2
When did John Dunlap print copies of the Declaration of Independence?
July 4
When did the congress adopt the Declaration of Independence?
July 4
When was the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence?
July 8
Who "committed" taxation without representation and took away the freedom of the people?
King George
What does the third part of the Declaration of Independence state?
List of Grievances against the king
What does the second part of the Declaration of Independence state?
Lists the rights of the citizens and that in a Republic, people are elected to protect the rights
Who prints the first newspaper rendition of the Declaration of Independence on July 6?
Pennsylvania Evening Post
Where was the first reading of the Declaration of Independence?
Philadelphia
What is the first part of the Declaration of Independence called?
Preamble
What does endowed mean?
Provided
What is another word for lodging?
Quartering
What does it mean to give up?
Relinquish
What is the fourth part of the Declaration of Independence called?
Resolutions of Independence by the United States
Who proposed the resolutions to be its own nation by stating "That these United Colonies are, and ought to be, free and independent States... and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved"?
Richard Henry Lee
Why did John Hancock write his name very large on the Declaration of Independence?
So King George could read it without his glasses
What is another word for term?
Tenure
What pamphlet was produced at the beginning of the war and changed the reason for fighting the War?
The Crisis
What publication came with the quote "These are the times that try men's souls"?
The Crisis
What does the fourth part of the Declaration of Independence state?
The colonies are free and independent states
What section was taken out of the Declaration of Independence and would remain a source of contention in the United States until 1860?
The second section of slavery
Who was chosen to draft this document for his eloquence with words and his writing skills?
Thomas Jefferson
We hold these ______ to be _________, that ______ are _____________, that they are ________ by their _______ with certain _______________, that among them are ___________________________.
Truths; self evident; all men; created equal; endowed; creator; unalienable Rights; Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
What does it mean to be nontransferable or cannot be surrendered?
Unalienable
Who had to approve the statement the was said by Richard Henry Lee?
Virginia House of Burgesses
Who ordered that the Declaration of Independence be read before the American army in New York?
Washington
When did colonists start to feel a need for Independence?
When Thomas Paine published "Common Sense"
What does the Preamble explain?
Why the declaration was written
