Declaration of Independence Test

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• Benjamin Franklin

What year was the Declaration of Independence written?

• 1774
• 1775
• 1777
• 1776

What issue almost kept the Declaration of Independence from almost being approved?

• Treason
• No taxation without representation
• Slavery
• Trade

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

Whose ideas did Thomas Jefferson model the Declaration of Independence after?

• John Hancock
• John Locke
• George Washington
• John Adams

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

How many delegates signed the Declaration of Independence?

• 57
• 58
• 59
• 56

What was the name of the group that approved the Declaration of Independence?

• First Continental Congress
• Second Continental Congress
• The Stamp Act Congress
• The Patriotic Congress

What was the name of the British King whom the Declaration claimed had wronged the people of America?

• King Richard III
• King John III
• King George III
• King John II

Name the document that Thomas Paine wrote that encouraged colonists to become independent from England.

• Pride and Prejudice
• Common Sense
• Mayflower Compact
• None