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Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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What document begins with the phrase, "When in the course of human events..."
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The Declaration of Independence
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In what document does it say, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal ... with certain unalienable Rights."
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The Declaration of Independence
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What does unalienable rights mean?
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Rights that cannot be taken away
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What are the unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?
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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
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Whose ideas did Thomas Jefferson borrow when he wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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Philosopher John Locke's
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What documents states that it is the right ant duty of the people to overthrow the government if their rights are taken away?
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The Declaration of Independence
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What document provided the basis for establishing self-government and addressing the rights of the people?
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The Magna Carta
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What was the first known type of government in America?
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The Mayflower Compact
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What did the Articles of Confederation not provide which made it weak?
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No chief executive, no power to levy taxes or regulate interstate commerce, no elected legislatures or national currency
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What was the Articles of Confederation?
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The first constitution written during the Revolutionary War that established a "firm league of friendship" between the 13 states.
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What begins with, "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union"?
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The Preamble to the Constitution
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Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
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In Philadelphia
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Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?
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George Washington
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What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
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To write a new constitution and abolish the Articles of Confederation
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