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1
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What are the four parts of the Declaration of Independence?

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Preamble, natural rights, complaints against the king, conclusion

2
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Who wrote commonsense

A

Thomas Paine

3
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Who is the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

4
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What were colonist who choose the side with the British known as?

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Loyalists

5
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What was the person who fought for the rights of the colonies?

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Patriots

6
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What are inalienable rights?

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Rights that cannot be taken, sold, or transferred to someone else

  • All man are created equal
  • Pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness
  • If government becomes distractive, people have the right to abolish it and create a new one
7
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When was the Declaration of Independence written?

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1776

8
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Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

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It was written to declare independence from Britain

9
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What is the preamble do?

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Explains how government is created

10
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What does the natural rights do?

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Reasons why the colonists were justified to break away from Britain

11
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What does the wrongs committed show?

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List of complaints against the king

12
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What does the resolution or conclusion show

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States that the bond is dissolved