The Declaration of Independence
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- Q1What famous founding father wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?George WashingtonThomas JeffersonJohn AdamsSamuel Adams30s
- Q2In the final voting by the Continental Congress to approve the Declaration, one colony chose not to vote. Which colony was it?North CarolinaVirginiaNew YorkMaryland30s
- Q3What was the date that the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?June 14, 1777April 18, 1775July 4, 1776December 25, 177630s
- Q4What was the name of the group that the Continental Congress chose to write the Declaration?The Founding FathersThe DeclarersThe Committee of FiveThe Independent Writers30s
- Q5Who was NOT a member of the Committee of Five?John AdamsGeorge WashingtonThomas JeffersonBen Franklin30s
- Q6What did the Continental Congress do with the Declaration once they had signed it?Made copies to send to the coloniesSent a copy to the King of Englandall mentioned hereHad it published in newspapers30s
- Q7Thomas Jefferson is widely regarded as the main author of the Declaration of Independence.FalseTrue30s
- Q8Which of the following statements is true about what was included in the Declaration of Independence?A threat that the colonies would take over the country of Britain if the King did not stop the fightingA list of the three branches of governmentA list of bad things that the King of England had done to the coloniesThat the first President of the United States was George Washington45s
- Q9What two signers of the Declaration of Independence would later become President of the United States?George Washington and Ben FranklinThomas Jefferson and John AdamsJohn Hancock and Thomas JeffersonBen Franklin and John Hancock30s
- Q10Which of the following statements is a famous quote from the Declaration of Independence?If there be those who would not save the Union, unless they could at the same time save slaveryWe the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect UnionWe hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equalFour score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation45s
- Q11Who was the first to sign the document with a big signature nearly five inches long?John HancockJohn AdamsBen FranklinThomas Jefferson30s
- Q12What is the first word of the Declaration?WeOurWhenThe30s
- Q13Who was King of Great Britain at the time the colonies adopted the declaration of independence?King George IIIKing James IIKing George IIKing James III30s
- Q14Which one of these phrases appears in the Declaration of Independence?Life, liberty, and propertyLife, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness30s