Comparing National Documents

This activity will help you meet this educational goal: You will analyze, compare, and contrast two historical documents.

Directions

Read the instructions for this self-checked activity. Type in your response to each question, and check your answers. At the end of the activity, write a brief evaluation of your work.

Activity

You will analyze and compare the US Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.

Question 1

Read the US Declaration of Independence. Use an online dictionary to look up any unfamiliar words. Then answer the following questions.

Part A

What does the Declaration of Independence say about rights?

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Part B

What does the Declaration of Independence say about who has power in a nation?

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Question 2

Read the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. Use an online dictionary to look up any unfamiliar words, and then answer the following questions.

Part A

What does the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen say about rights?

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Part B

What does the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen say about whom or what has power in a nation?

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Question 3

Use the information you learned in questions 1 and 2 and the documents themselves to answer the following questions.

Part A

Which document lists more rights for individuals?

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Part B

List some of the rights listed in the document you chose in part A that are not mentioned in the other document.

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Part C

List three ways in which the two documents are similar.

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Part D

List three ways in which the two documents are different.

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Self-Evaluation

How did you do? Rate your work on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 as the highest score. Then write a brief evaluation of your work. Note what you learned and what challenged you.

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