18. THE PROMISE OF ENLIGHTENMENT, 1750

Quiz for Document 18.2: Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776)

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1. The Declaration included several ideas that came from the Enlightenment. Which of the following was not one of them?

“all men are created equal”

“The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries”

all governments derive “their just powers from the consent of the governed”

among the unalienable rights are “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”

2. One of the most famous lines of the Declaration begins “We hold these truths to be self-evident.” What does Jefferson mean?

These truths are taught in all the schools.

These truths can be found in the Bible.

These truths are distinctively American.

Any reasoning person would know that these statements are true.