Questions
 

1. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and when was the Declaration of Independence passed?

 

2. Who are the two philosophers that Thomas Jefferson borrowed many of his ideas from?

 

3. How do Jefferson's "unalienable rights" compare with the "natural rights" expressed by Locke?
 

4. How many people signed the Declaration of Independence?

 

5. According to the Declaration of Independence when is it okay to rebel against a government?

 

6. List three grievances the colonists make against the King in the Declaration of Independence.

 

7. According to the Declaration of Independence, how did the colonists try to solve these problems? How were they treated?

 

8. What does the Declaration say about Parliament?

 

9. What rights does the Declaration of Independence say the new, independent states have the right to do?

 

10. List three references to God, found in the Declaration of Independence.