Form 14: Key Terms and Vocabulary of the Declaration Exercise

Form 14: Key Terms and Vocabulary of the Declaration

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Form 14: Key Terms and Vocabulary of the Declaration

Practice essential vocabulary and key terms found within the Declaration of Independence.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    What is the definition of 'tyranny' as used in colonial America?

  2. MultiChoice

    What does the word 'usurpation' mean in the Declaration?

  3. MultiChoice

    What is the meaning of 'self-evident' in the Declaration's Preamble?

  4. MultiChoice

    What does the word 'endowed' mean in the statement 'endowed by their Creator'?

  5. MultiChoice

    What is meant by 'despotism' in historical documents?

  6. MultiChoice

    What does 'resolution' mean in the context of the Continental Congress?

  7. MultiChoice

    What is a 'petition'?

  8. MultiChoice

    What does 'redress' mean in the context of petitioning for redress of grievances?

  9. MultiChoice

    What does 'consent' mean in 'consent of the governed'?

  10. MultiChoice

    What does 'instituted' mean in the phrase 'Governments are instituted among Men'?

  11. MultiChoice

    What does 'prudence' mean in the phrase 'Prudence, indeed, will dictate...'?

  12. MultiChoice

    What does 'abdicated' mean in the grievance 'He has abdicated Government here'?