Read the passage from the declaration of independence then follow the instructions below.

Question

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness . . ."

self evident: obviously true
endowed: given
unalienable: permanent

For centuries, people have argued about exactly what these lines mean. Below are some possible meaning for each part of the preamble to the declaration of independence.

Match each part of the preamble with its possible meaning.

example
"we hold these truths to be self-evident... <---? we believe these things to be clearly true.

preambles
"that all men are created equal." <--->
"that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights" <--->
"that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." <--->

meanings:
they have been given permanent rights by god
all men should be treated fairly
these right include life, freedom, and the chance the achieve their goals

Answer 1

Here are the matches for each part of the preamble with its possible meaning:

1. "that all men are created equal." <---? all men should be treated fairly

2. "that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights." <---? they have been given permanent rights by god

3. "that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." <---? these rights include life, freedom, and the chance to achieve their goals

Answer 2

The declaration of independence accuses the british king of harming the american colonies in many different ways. these accusations take up over half of the text of the declaration. below are four of these accusations.

Match each accusation to the historical example that the colonists might have meant.

Example: "transporting large amies of [paid] foreign [soldiers]" <---> the british government had paid for thousands of german soldiers to fight the colonists.

accusations:
"imposing taxes on us without our consent" <--->
"cutting off our trade with all parts of the world" <--->
"pluner[ing] our seas, ravag[ing] out coasts, burn[ing] our towns, and destroy[ing] the lives of our people." <--->

historical examples:

the british government had stopped the colonists from trading directly with france or spain
by july 1776, the british government had spent a year fighting the colonists by attacking and taking over their towns.
the british government had passed laws to raise money from colonists without the colonists' agreement

Answer 3

Here are the matches for each accusation with its corresponding historical example:

1. "imposing taxes on us without our consent" <---? the british government had passed laws to raise money from colonists without the colonists' agreement

2. "cutting off our trade with all parts of the world" <---? the british government had stopped the colonists from trading directly with france or spain

3. "plunder[ing] our seas, ravag[ing] our coasts, burn[ing] our towns, and destroy[ing] the lives of our people." <---? by july 1776, the british government had spent a year fighting the colonists by attacking and taking over their towns.