Author Question: The preamble to the Declaration of Independence drew on the ideas of ___________. A) John Locke ... (Read 78 times)

maegan_martin · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

All in all, 30,000 __________ mercenaries fought for the British.

A) Dutch
B) Spanish
C) French
D) German

Question 2

Why was it so risky to sign the Declaration of Independence?

A) Doing so revealed the signers political allegiances.
B) Doing so committed the signer to fighting in the Continental army.
C) Doing so exposed the signer to public ridicule.
D) Doing so was an act of treason.

Question 3

With which of the following statements would John Locke have agreed?

A) Rulers possess conditional authority over the people.
B) Democracy is the best form of government.
C) Sovereign power rests in the monarch, the church, and God.
D) Citizens have the right to overthrow the existing government at any time and for any reason.

Question 4

What did Congress remove from Jeffersons original version of the Declaration of Independence?

A) direct references to women
B) direct references to slavery
C) personal attacks on George III
D) personal attacks on leading Loyalists

Question 5

The preamble to the Declaration of Independence drew on the ideas of ___________.

A) John Locke
B) Voltaire
C) David Hume
D) Thomas Hobbes