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Declaration of Inde
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dissolve | to put an end with / terminate |
| Impel | Force |
| Endowed | Provide |
| Unalienable | Natural / Can't be taken away |
| Instituted | to set up/established |
| Deriving | to get or obtain |
| Alter | to make different/modify |
| Abolish | do away with completely |
| Usurpations | Wrongful use of power |
| Tyranny | Unfair ruler |
| Candid | Fair / honest |
| Assent | to express agreement |
| Oppressions | to control or govern by unlawful force |
| petitioned for redress | asked formally for a correction of wrong |
| Solemnly | seriously |
| Declare | to announce formally |
| Every American colonist wanted to break away from England. | False |
| The signers of the Declaration risked very little by signing it. | False |
| The “He” in the Declaration of Independence is referring to King George III. | True |
| John Dickinson was the only Continental Congress member to not sign the D. of I. | True |
| Several of the signers of the Declaration went on to lead our country in other ways; like being elected as the President of the United States. | True |