Let’s go through each statement one by one and decide if it’s true or false, based on what we know about the Founding Fathers and American history.
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Statement 1: The Declaration of Independence outlines what our government can and cannot do.
→ This is
false.
The Declaration of Independence was written to explain why the colonies were breaking away from Great Britain. It talks about rights like life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness — but it doesn’t set up rules for how the government works. That job belongs to the Constitution (especially the Bill of Rights).
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Statement 2: The Founding Fathers determined how our government works.
→ This is
true.
They wrote the U.S. Constitution, which created the structure of our government — like having three branches (legislative, executive, judicial) and explaining how laws are made and enforced.
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Statement 3: Abraham Lincoln was one of America’s founding fathers.
→ This is
false.
Abraham Lincoln was president during the Civil War in the 1860s — that’s almost 100 years after the Founding Fathers lived. The Founding Fathers were active around the 1770s–1790s. Lincoln came much later.
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Statement 4: George Washington was one of America’s founding fathers.
→ This is
true.
George Washington led the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and became the first President of the United States. He’s definitely considered a Founding Father.
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Statement 5: The Declaration of Independence states that all people have a right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
→ This is
true.
That exact phrase appears in the Declaration of Independence. It says these are unalienable rights given by God.
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Statement 6: The Founding Fathers lived over 200 years ago.
→ This is
true.
Most of them were alive in the late 1700s. Since today is 2025, that’s more than 200 years ago. For example, Thomas Jefferson died in 1826 — still over 190+ years ago, and many others died even earlier.
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Statement 7: The Founding Fathers worked to secure America’s independence from Great Britain.
→ This is
true.
That’s exactly what they did! They signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776, fought in the Revolutionary War, and helped create a new nation free from British rule.
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Final Answer:
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True
6. True
7. True
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