DQ 3.1 - Declaration of Independence (Close Reading)
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16 questions
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What word goes in this blank?
What word goes in this blank?
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In your own words, what has the American colonies decided to “dissolve”?
In your own words, what has the American colonies decided to “dissolve”?
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What words go in each blank?
What words go in each blank?
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According to the Declaration of Independence, three rights that cannot be taken away from us are...
According to the Declaration of Independence, three rights that cannot be taken away from us are...
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What word goes in the blank?
What word goes in the blank?
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Who are "the governed"
Who are "the governed"
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What do the authors mean by the "consent of the governed"?
What do the authors mean by the "consent of the governed"?
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What happens if a government becomes destructive? Why is this action justified?
What happens if a government becomes destructive? Why is this action justified?
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What Parliamentary law does the above grievance about "refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands" reference?
What Parliamentary law does the above grievance about "refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands" reference?
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In your annotations, mark any references to specific key terms or Parliamentary laws that we have learned about:
In your annotations, mark any references to specific key terms or Parliamentary laws that we have learned about:
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In your own words, what is a tyrant?
In your own words, what is a tyrant?
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What powers do the new “Free and Independent States” now have?
What powers do the new “Free and Independent States” now have?
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What do the newly founded “United States of America” pledge to one another?
What do the newly founded “United States of America” pledge to one another?
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Who was the third President of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence?
Who was the third President of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence?
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Which other signer would later become president?
Which other signer would later become president?
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