HumanitiesDeclaration Of Independence Scavenger Hunt
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Declaration Of Independence Scavenger Hunt

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When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
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July 4, 1776
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What word shows that the 13 colonies are all in agreement on this?
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United (or unanimous)
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What word does Jefferson use in opening of the second paragraph that means 'obvious'?
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self-evident
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What do all men have in common?
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They are all created equal.
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What word does Jefferson use to describe rights that cannot be taken away?
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unalienable
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What three basic rights do all men have?
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life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
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Who institutes, or creates, the government?
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men, people
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Where does the government get its power?
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the consent of the people
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When should government be changed or altered?
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when it becomes corrupt
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What does Jefferson mean that government should not be changed for 'light and transient causes'?
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that these separations/ government changes should not be made for frivolous things
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What does Jefferson use to show the King as an absolute tyrant?
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Despotism is a form of government in which a single entity rules with absolute power.
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How does Jefferson show the colonies are not acting on impulse?
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They were patient with the King.
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What word shows that their mistreatment has been ongoing?
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"repeated injuries"
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What was the King's object or goal?
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To establish an absolute tyranny over the states
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What does Jefferson do to prove his point?
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He lists facts to the world to judge the actions of the King
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What has the King refused to follow that were necessary for the public good?
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laws
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How has the King tried to "fatigue" people into following his law?
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calling meetings at unusual, uncomfortable places
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What has King George dissolved, which has allowed him to invade the rights of the people?
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representative houses of government
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What has the King refused to allow "others" to do which has placed them at risk of invasion?
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he didn't allow them to form their own protective forces, military.
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What has the King imposed without consent of the colonies?
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taxes
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How has the King protected these soldiers from criminal acts?
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They've been protected through a mock trial - meaning a fake trial
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What has he kept in the colonies during times of peace?
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Standing Armies
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What did the King send swarms of to the colonies? Why?
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a swarm of officers to harass the people
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How have the colonies sought to oppose these oppressions?
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petitioned for a redress in every stage
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Who is being sent to complete works of death and desolation?
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large armies of foreign mercenaries
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What has the King done to their seas, coasts, towns, and people?
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plundered seas, ravaged coasts, burnt towns, destroyed lives of the people
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What has been deprived from colonists on many occasions?
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trial by jury
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How do the colonists show their commitment to the Declaration?
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they pledge their lives, fortune, and sacred honor to each other
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What does Jefferson declare the 13 colonies "are, and of right out to be"?
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free and independent states
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When will the colonies regard Great Britain as enemies or as friends?
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enemies in war, friends in peace
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How do the actions of the King define him? And what is he unfit to be?
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His actions define him as a tyrant, and he is unfit to be the ruler of a free people