Declaration of Independence - Ducksters Article Quiz

Which Founding Father and future president wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Hancock

True or False: All members of the Continental Congress immediately agreed to sign the Declaration of Independence as soon as they read it, because everybody wanted to be free from Britain.

• True

• False

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

• New York

• Maryland

• South Carolina

• Massachusetts

Which date did the Continental Congress formally adopt the Declaration of Independence, and is now a national holiday?

• December 16, 1773

• April 19, 1775

• December 25, 1776

• July 4, 1776

What was the name of the group chosen by the Continental Congress to collaboratively write the Declaration of Independence?

• The Declarers

• The Elegant Trio

• The Founding Fathers

• The Committee of Five

Which of these men was not part of the Committee of Five?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Ben Franklin

• George Washington

• Roger Sherman

What did Congress do with the Declaration after they had signed and approved it? Select all statements that are true.

• Sent a copy to the King of England

• Kept it secret for over a year

• Published it in the newspapers

• Made copies to send to all 13 colonies

• Decided to make some changes and re-wrote it again

True or False: The Declaration of Independence contains a list of grievances, or complaints, that the colonists had with King George and the British Parliament.

• True

• False

True or False: The Declaration of Independence named George Washington as the first President of the new United States of America.

• True

• False

Two of the men on this list who signed the Declaration of Independence would later become presidents. Select only those two names.

• Ben Franklin

• John Adams

• John Hancock

• Robert Livingston

• Thomas Jefferson