Declaration of Independence

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What famous founding father wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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In the final voting by the Continental Congress to approve the Declaration, one colony chose not to vote. Which colony was it? Options: New York, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia

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New York

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What was the date that the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?

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July 4, 1776

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What was the name of the group that the Continental Congress chose to write the Declaration?

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The Committee of Five

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Who was NOT a member of the Committee of Five? Options: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Roger Sherman, George Washington

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George Washington

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What did the Continental Congress do with the Declaration once they had signed it?

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All of the above

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What was included in the Declaration of Independence?

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A list of bad things that the King of England had done to the colonies

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What two signers of the Declaration of Independence would later become President of the United States?

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Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

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Who was the first to sign the document with a big signature nearly five inches long?

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John Hancock

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Which of the following statements is a famous quote from the Declaration of Independence?

• We have granted to God, and by this our present Charter have confirmed
• Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation
• We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal
• If there be those who would not save the Union, unless they could at the same time save slavery

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal