Week 6 Studies Weekly: Declaring Independence

Who wrote the Delcaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock

• George Washington

• King George

The olive branch is a symbol for ______________________.

• hate

• Thanksgiving

• joy

• peace

The Declaration of Independence was signed in ________________________________.

• Baltimore, MD

• New York, NY

• Philadelphia, PA

• Washington DC

King George refused to read the ___________________________________________.

• Stamp Act

• Olive Branch Petition

• Townshend Acts

• The New York Times

The first African American to publish a book is __________________________________.

• Abigail Adams

• Phyllis Wheatley

• Martha Washington

• Betsy Ross

The president of the Continental Congress was _______________________________________.

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

Who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense?"

• Thomas Paine

• Ben Franklin

• George Washington

• King George

The ______________________________________________ was signed on July 4, 1776.

• The Stamp Act

• "Common Sense"

• Declaration of Independence

• The Olive Branch Petition

"Powder and shot" is another word for _________________________________________.

• flour and chocolate chips

• babypowder and applesauce

• makeup and juice

• gunpowder and bullets

Benjamin Franklin and others hoped __________ would be their ally in a war.

• China

• Spain

• France

• England