The Declaration of Independence Song — Fill-in-the-Blank Worksheet

Directions: Use the Word Bank below to fill in the 10 missing words in the song lyrics. Each word is used exactly once. Listen to the song at declarationsong.com for help!

★ Word Bank

equal Creator unalienable Rights Liberty Happiness Governments consent governed abolish

Verse 1 — The Course of Human Events

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people
to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another,
and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and station
to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them…

Chorus — We Hold These Truths

We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created ,
that they are endowed by their
with certain ,
that among these are Life,
and the pursuit of .

Verse 2 — Securing Our Rights

That to secure these rights,
are instituted among Men,
deriving their just powers from the of the —
That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends,
it is the Right of the People to alter or to it.

📖 Vocabulary Guide

equal — the same in value, rights, or status

Creator — God; the being who made all people

unalienable — unable to be taken away from you

Rights — freedoms that belong to every person

Liberty — freedom from control by others

Happiness — the state of being content and joyful

Governments — groups that make and enforce laws for a country

consent — agreement or permission

governed — ruled or led by a government

abolish — to officially end or get rid of something