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Primary Sources: The Declaration of Independence

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Read the passage Primary Sources: The Declaration of Independence. Then answer the questions below.

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Read the passage Primary Sources: The Declaration of Independence. Then answer the questions below.

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Question 1

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What was the primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

to outline the structure of the new American government

to list a series of complaints against the British government

to request aid from foreign countries

to declare the colonies' independence from Great Britain

Question 2

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What historical questions is the Declaration of Independence most helpful in answering? Select two correct answers.

What were the specific issues colonists had with British rule before the American Revolution?

How did the American colonies attempt to gain foreign support before the American Revolution?

What were the military strategies used by the colonial forces during the Revolutionary War?

What were the key economic divisions in American society before the American revolution?

How did colonists view the role of government and their relationship with the British monarchy?

Question 3

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Drag the quotes to the correct box to categorize whether the statements better support the “Right to revolt” or “Colonial complaints”.

“The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and losses of our rights.”
“There are times when it becomes necessary for one people to end the government ties which have connected them with another, and to take on the power and freedom that are rightfully theirs under nature and God.”
“He has refused to agree to laws that are necessary for the public good.”
“When we are being crushed under a cruel dictator, however, it is our right and duty to rebel.”
“He has closed down elected legislatures again and again. He has refused to allow others to be elected.”

Right to revolt
Colonial complaints