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Day 1- The Right of the Colonists

Day 1- The Right of the Colonists

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Multiple Choice

Which is an accurate paraphrase of paragraph 1?

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The Colonists believe that life, liberty, and property are the most important rights, and they feel it is necessary to support and defend these rights, which come from the basic principle of self-preservation.

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The Colonists' natural rights include life, liberty, and property, and they must protect and support these rights because it is their duty according to the first law of nature, which focuses on self-preservation.

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.      The Colonists have natural rights such as life, liberty, and property, and they also have the right to protect and defend these rights as part of their duty to preserve themselves, known as the first law of nature.

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.      The Colonists think that life, liberty, and property are the basic rights, and they must defend these rights in the best way possible, following the first law of nature, which is self-preservation.

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Multiple Choice

Which choice correctly paraphrases these lines of the story?

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People can stay in their natural state as long as they want; if they experience unbearable oppression, they have the right to leave their society and join another one. When people join a society, it is by their own choice, and they have the right to insist on fair conditions and agreements.

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People have the right to stay in nature indefinitely and cannot leave their society even if they face severe oppression. They must accept the conditions of society without any input or consent.

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People must leave their natural state and join society as soon as they experience any oppression. They have no right to demand fair conditions or agreements when they join a new society.

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People can stay in their natural state but have no right to leave their society, even if they face severe oppression. They must accept the conditions of society without any input or consent.

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Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence.

Every natural right not expressly given up, or, from the nature of a social compact, necessarily ceded, remains.

What is the meaning of ceded as it is used in the sentence?

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protected and upheld

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given up or surrendered

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created or established

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ignored or disregarded

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Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence.

As neither reason requires nor religion permits the contrary, every man living in or out of a state of civil society has a right peaceably and quietly to worship God according to the dictates of his conscience.

What is most closely the definition of the word dictate as it appears in the passage below (paragraph 6)?

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to say or speak out loud

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to order or decree

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to determine the outcome of something

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a decree or principle

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Multiple Choice

Which choice correctly paraphrases these lines of the story?

(paragraph 6-7)

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Liberty is something that only certain people are entitled to by the laws of God and nature.

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All men are entitled to liberty in spiritual and worldly matters by the laws of God, nature, nations, and municipal laws.

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The laws of nations and municipal laws are separate from the eternal laws of God and nature.

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Spiritual and temporal liberty are not governed by any laws, whether divine or human

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Which is the best summary of “The Rights of the Colonists: The Report of the Committee of Correspondence to the Boston Town Meeting”?

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Colonists have the natural rights to life, liberty, and property, and they have the right to protect and defend these rights. They can remain in a state of nature or leave society if oppressed. When joining society, it must be by voluntary consent, and they can insist on fair conditions. All laws should align with natural reason and equity. Every man has the right to worship God according to his conscience. True liberty is guaranteed by divine and natural laws, as well as national and municipal laws.

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Colonists must defend their natural rights at all costs, and if they feel oppressed, they must leave society. All laws are created by the government and must be followed without question. Religious freedom is not guaranteed, and liberty is a privilege granted by society.

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The primary focus of the passage is the importance of self-preservation and the role of the government in protecting the rights of individuals. Natural rights include life, liberty, and property, and people have the right to worship God according to their conscience.

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The passage describes the natural rights of the Colonists, the importance of self-preservation, and the need for laws to align with natural reason and equity. It emphasizes the right to worship God freely and the guarantee of true liberty by divine and natural laws.

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