Declaration of Independence True or False

1. Upon whose philosophical writings is the political ideology of the Declaration of Independence heavily based? -> Benjamin Franklin
2. Which quote from the Declaration represents the most revolutionary political idea for the time period? -> "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"
3. How would you sum up the reason for the colonies declaring independence, according to the Declaration of Independence? -> Government is meant to protect the welfare of the people, and the British government has not neglected the people in the colonies, but abused them.
4. Which quote explains why that the Declaration spends so much time explaining the reasons the colonies are separating? -> "…a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."
5. Which other Founding Father wrote about his own, similar philosophy regarding the people's right to dismantle faulty governments, long before Jefferson included his version in the Declaration of Independence? -> John Adams

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