Declaration of Independence Scavenger Hunt
What does Jefferson use to show the King as an absolute tyrant?
Despotism is a form of government in which a single entity rules with absolute power.
What does Jefferson do to prove his point?
He lists facts to the world to judge the actions of the King
What has he kept in the colonies during times of peace?
Standing Armies
What did the King send swarms of to the colonies? Why?
a swarm of officers to harass the people
What does Jefferson mean that government should not be changed for 'light and transient causes'?
that these separations/ government changes should not be made for frivolous things
Where does the government get its power?
the consent of the people
How do the colonists show their commitment to the Declaration?
they pledge their lives, fortune, and sacred honor to each other
What word shows that their mistreatment has been ongoing?
"repeated injuries"
How do the actions of the King define him? And what is he unfit to be?
His actions define him as a tyrant, and he is unfit to be the ruler of a free people
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
What do all men have in common?
They are all created equal.
How does Jefferson show the colonies are not acting on impulse?
They were patient with the King.
How has the King protected these soldiers from criminal acts?
They've been protected through a mock trial - meaning a fake trial
What was the King's object or goal?
To establish an absolute tyranny over the states
What word shows that the 13 colonies are all in agreement on this?
United (or unanimous)
How has the King tried to "fatigue" people into following his law?
calling meetings at unusual, uncomfortable places
When will the colonies regard Great Britain as enemies or as friends?
enemies in war, friends in peace
What does Jefferson declare the 13 colonies "are, and of right out to be"?
free and independent states
What has the King refused to allow "others" to do which has placed them at risk of invasion?
he didn't allow them to form their own protective forces, military.
Who is being sent to complete works of death and desolation?
large armies of foreign mercenaries
What has the King refused to follow that were necessary for the public good?
laws
What three basic rights do all men have?
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Who institutes, or creates, the government?
men, people
How have the colonies sought to oppose these oppressions?
petitioned for a redress in every stage
What has the King done to their seas, coasts, towns, and people?
plundered seas, ravaged coasts, burnt towns, destroyed lives of the people
What has King George dissolved, which has allowed him to invade the rights of the people?
representative houses of government
What word does Jefferson use in opening of the second paragraph that means 'obvious'?
self-evident
What has the King imposed without consent of the colonies?
taxes
What has been deprived from colonists on many occasions?
trial by jury
What word does Jefferson use to describe rights that cannot be taken away?
unalienable
When should government be changed or altered?
when it becomes corrupt
