In this section, you will use what you have learned about the political principles and ideas of the Declaration of Independence.

Interactive exercise. Assistance may be required. Read the excerpt that appears to the right. Choose the corresponding political principle or idea, and click on the correct column.


Lesson summary

The Declaration of Independence gave colonists the chance to list their complaints against an abusive king, but it also gave birth to a new nation. The Declaration of Independence introduced political ideas that are now the foundation of the American government.