Declaration of Independence-5th Grade

Influential booklet that encouraged colonists to declare independence from Britain.

• Second Continental Congress
• Common Sense
• Declaration of Independence

Document in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain.

• Second Continental Congress
• Common Sense
• Declaration of Independence

Group of delegates (representatives) that acted as the government for the American colonies.

• Second Continental Congress
• Common Sense
• Declaration of Independence

Thomas Paine (T-Paine) was the author of the influential booklet Common Sense.

• True
• False

Thomas Jefferson (T-Jeff) wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.

• True
• False

The Second Continental Congress approved and signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

• True
• False

The Declaration of Independence was written in language that a fifth grader today could easily understand.

• True
• False

Which of the following was NOT an important task that faced the Second Continental Congress when they met in 1775?

• Negotiate treaties with American Indian tribes
• Organize colonies for war by creating Continental Army
• Select a leader for the Continental Army
• Decide whether or not to declare independence from Britain

Which of the following statements best describes the effect the booklet Common Sense had on American colonists?

• It convinced colonists to remain loyal to Britain
• Confused colonists because the words were tough to understand
• Convinced colonists to declare independence from Britain
• Convinced colonists to try to become friends with King George

Which of the following statements best describes how colonists reacted to the news of the Declaration of Independence?

• They were angry and threw stones at soldiers
• The celebrated by firing cannons and guns and tearing down a statue of KG III
• They were surprised because they thought everything we perfect
• They were sad, they loved being rules by Britain