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Declaration of Independence

Authored by Amanda Hirsch

History

8th - 9th Grade

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Declaration of Independence
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Following the battles at Lexington and Concord, where did the Americans surround the British?

New York City
Boston
Philadelphia

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Though the British took control of Breed's Hill, why did the Americans see the lost battle as a confidence booster?

They injured or killed many British soldiers.
The battle cost the British most of their guns.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After the forts were built, the British sent waves of soldiers up Breed's Hill to try to take it back.  Who won?

The British
The Americans

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?

George Washington
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Thomas Paine's Common Sense convinced colonists to

fight the French

want their independence

be a Loyalist

ask the king for forgiveness

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

George Washington
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In which city does the Second Continental Congress meet?

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Charleston

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