
Declaration of Independence Quiz
Authored by Cheryl Pulver
History
4th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, how many American colonies were there?
26
13
18
50
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In what year did the First Continental Congress meet?
1776
1774
1785
1804
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Declaration of Independence was basically what?
a colonial poem, written by Thomas Jefferson, about being free
a set of laws for the colonies in order to make them more independent
a list of human rights all independent Americans should have
a letter to the king declaring independence from Great Britian
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was King George's response to the colonists' Declaration of Independence?
He sent troops to America to crack down on the colonists
He accepted the colonists' terms and left them alone
He immediately pulled all British troops out of America
He spent the entire week weeping, crying, and stomping his feet
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was the last battle of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Concord
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Trenton
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What year did the Second Continental Congress meet?
1775
1776
1795
1802
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who wrote a pamphlet titled Common Sense, which convinced many colonists to break away from Britain and become an independent country?
Thomas Jefferson
King George III
Thomas Paine
Paul Revere
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