Declaration/Articles Quiz

Independence means _____.

• freedom

• taxes

• soldiers

Who wrote the Declaration?

What is the first party called?

• rights

• preamble

• grievances

What's the date of the final approval of the Declaration?

• July 8, 1776

• July 2, 1774

• July 4, 1776

Who will sign his name the largest as a sarcastic remark to King George III?

• John Hancock

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

What's the name of the first plan of government in the New Nation?

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

Who was the head of the Articles Committee?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Dickinson

• John Hancock

How many votes will each state get at the Confederation Congress?

Under the Articles, how many states had to approve a law before it passed?

• 12

• 9

• 3

What two things could the Articles NOT do?

• control trade

• collect taxes

• declare war

• make treaties

• borrow money