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The Declaration of Independence

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4th Grade

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The Declaration of Independence
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The colonists sent delegates to Philadelphia for the _________.

First Continental Congress

Second Continental Congress

Declaration Meeting

Constitutional Convention

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Olive Branch Petition tell the king?

Colonists wanted to go to war.

Colonists were declaring independence.

Colonists did not want to fight.

Colonists liked the king's policies.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following men were NOT chosen to help write the declaration?

John Adams

Robert Livingston

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was chosen to be the main author of the declaration?

Thomas Jefferson

John Adams

Benjamin Franklin

John Hancock

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the "Hessians"?

British soldiers

Colonists who wanted to fight

German soldiers that King George paid to fight against the colonists

German soldiers that hated King George

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not one of the "natural" rights mentioned in the declaration?

Liberty

The pursuit of happiness

Life

Independence

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the declaration begin?

By listing everything that King George had done wrong

By describing the purpose of the writing

By telling the king what the colonists wanted

By describing how the government should work

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