Declaration of Independence Scavenger Hunt

Reading of the Declaration of Independence by Celebrities This is a video of famous celebrities reading the Declaration of Independence. You do not HAVE to watch this, but it may be easier for some people to listen to it. I just put this on here for reference. You can SEE all the answers in the reading I have provided below. Declaration of Independence Scavenger Hunt Use the copy of the Declaration of Independence below to answer the following questions. Find the date of the Declaration was signed In what part of the government was the Declaration signed? What word at the beginning of the Declaration shows that all 13 states agreed with the Declaration? What does the Declaration say was "necessary"? What three (3) truths were "self evident?" According to the Declaration, who is government created among? Where do governments get their power? What rights do people have when governments become destructive? Find the words that state how governments should be organized: Under what conditions should governments be changed? Who was the "despot" that the colonies were complaining about? What was the King's goal for the colonies? What word shows that the colonies have put with several of the King's wrong doings? What did the King do with the laws that were necessary for the public good? How did the King try to "fatigue" the colonial legislatures? Who has appointed judges (and paid their salaries) in the colonies? What did the "swarm" of Officers do to the colonists that was not right? What complaint did the colonists have with a "standing army"? What were soldiers protected from with mock trials? What was imposed on the colonists without consent? What was "deprived" from the colonists? What did the colonists do before this Declaration to try to get the King to stop? What did the colonists say the King was "unfit" to be? How will England be regarded in "war"? What about in "peace"? What does the Declaration say the colonists were "absolved" from? What did the colonists "pledge" in this Declaration? Just for fun.... a video that says it all!