Declaring Independence

Which member of the Committee of Five did NOT sign the Declaration?

• Paul Revere
• Robert Livingston
• John Adams
• Ben Franklin

German soldiers that were paid by the British to fight?

• Militia
• Minutemen
• Special Ops
• Hessians

Who did Thomas Jefferson draw inspiration from while writing the Declaration?

• George Washington
• John Locke
• Montesque
• Rouseau

The Declaration was approved on which date?

• May 14, 1775
• June 15, 1787
• March 17, 1755
• July 4, 1776

Who commanded the first Continental Army?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Patrick Henry
• Paul Revere
• George Washington

What did the British do when they saw Washington's cannons pointed at them at Boston?

• Started fighting in the streets
• boarded their ships and left Boston Harbor
• Made a treaty with Washington
• barricaded themselves in the Patriots homes

Which delegates were on the Committee of Five?

• Jefferson, Franklin, Livingston, Sherman and Adams
• Washington, Revere, Franklin, Henry, Hancock
• Locke, Johnson, Thomas, Lee & Smith
• Hancock, Adams, Franklin, Livingstone & Sherman

What was the title of the pamphlet that convinced Patriots to leave Britain?

• Uncle Toms Cabin
• The Fourth Night
• Cry of the Nightingale
• Common Sense

Why did John Hancock sign his name so big on the Declaration?

• He was the president of the Continental Congress
• He thought he was important
• He wanted the King to see it without his glasses
• He always wrote in big letters

The Kings response to the Olive Branch Petition?

• He stomped on it
• He rejected it completely
• He flew into a rage
• He threw it into the fire