Declaration of Independence Test

Declaration of Independence Test

7th - 8th Grade

30 Qs

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Declaration of Independence Test

Declaration of Independence Test

Assessment

Quiz

Created by

Sonja Behler

History

7th - 8th Grade

12 plays

Medium

30 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What year was the Declaration of Independence written?
1774
1775
1777
1776

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What issue almost kept the Declaration of Independence from almost being approved?
Treason
No taxation without representation
Slavery
Trade

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which people were included in the Committee of Five that helped give ideas for the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, George Livingston, & Thomas Jefferson
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, & Robert Livingston
Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Patrick Henry Samuel Adams, & Paul Revere
John Locke, Thomas Jefferso, Patrick Henry & John Hancock

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Whose ideas did Thomas Jefferson model the Declaration of Independence after?
John Hancock
John Locke
George Washington
John Adams

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the three natural rights that Locke talked about?
Right to a trial by jury, right to a lawyer, right to a fair trial
Rights to life, liberty and property
Right to freedom of speech, religion and press

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many delegates signed the Declaration of Independence?
57
58
59
56

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