Declaration of Independence

What is a body of soldiers who were required to participate in military service?

• militia

• Minutemen

• Founding Fathers

• Congress

What were the leaders from different states who met in Philadelphia in 1775 called?

• Founding Fathers

• militia

• Second Continental Congress

• Minutemen

What was the group of leaders who helped establish the new American Nation called?

• Minutemen

• First Continental Congress

• militia

• Founding Fathers

What is the document that announced that the Americans were breaking away from Great Britain called?

• Founding Fathers

• Second Continental Congress

• Declaration of Independence

• Common Sense

At the beginning of the American Revolution, British troops fought against

• a strong central army

• knights on horseback

• hired foreign soldiers

• colonial militias and Minutemen

The booklet "Common Sense" persuaded American colonists to

• want independence

• forget about politics

• ask for help from the king

• remain loyal to Great Britain

The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to

• put an end to slavery

• offer the king one last chance

• ask for money to solve problems

• explain why the colonies should be free

The main writer of the Declaration of Independence was

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Colonists rang bells and lit bonfires for the Declaration because they were

• angry

• excited

• worried

• surprised

Which of these ideas was in the Declaration of Independence?

• Women and men are equal.

• All rights can be taken away.

• Great Britain has ruled the colonies unfairly.

• People should obey governments even when they are unfair.