Declaration

What famous founding father wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Samuel Adams

• John Hancock

In the final voting by the Continental Congress to approve the Declaration, one colony chose not to vote. Which colony was it?

• New York

• North Carolina

• Maryland

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

What was the date that the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?

• December 16, 1773

• April 18, 1775

• July 4, 1776

• December 25, 1776

• June 14, 1777

What was the name of the group that the Continental Congress chose to write the Declaration?

• The Declarers

• The Founding Fathers

• The Independent Writers

• The Elegant Trio

• The Committee of Five

Who was NOT a member of the Committee of Five?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Roger Sherman

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

What did the Continental Congress do with the Declaration once they had signed it?

• Made copies to send to the colonies

• Had it published in newspapers

• Sent a copy to the King of England

• All of the above

• Kept it secret for over a year

Which of the following statements is true about what was included in the Declaration of Independence?

• The Bill of Rights

• A list of bad things that the King of England had done to the colonies

• A list of the three branches of government

• A threat that the colonies would take over the country of Britain if the King did not stop the fighting

• That the first President of the United States was George Washington

What two signers of the Declaration of Independence would later become President of the United States?

• Ben Franklin and John Hancock

• George Washington and Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

• John Adams and Benjamin Harrison

• John Hancock and Thomas Jefferson

Who was the first to sign the document with a big signature nearly five inches long?

• John Hancock

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ben Franklin

• John Adams

• Benjamin Harrison

Which of the following statements is a famous quote from the Declaration of Independence?

• FIRST, We have granted to God, and by this our present Charter have confirmed

• We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union

• Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation

• We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal

• If there be those who would not save the Union, unless they could at the same time save slavery