Comprehension Give Me Liberty
Authored by Donna Nero
English
3rd - 5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where did Jefferson get his ideas for the Declaration of Independence?
He borrowed ideas from other writers.
He invented all the ideas himself.
He asked Benjamin Franklin to write the first draft.
He used books American soldiers brought from Canada.
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.8
CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.6.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence from the selection best supports where Jefferson got his ideas for the Declaration of Independence?
Finally he showed his work to John Adams and Ben Franklin, who suggested additional changes before the draft was submitted to Congress on June 28.
It seems that Jefferson tried to get out of the assignment.
There were plenty of ideas in the air for Jefferson to draw on.
Some five thousand American troops had been killed or wounded during the disastrous ten-month Canadian campaign.
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CCSS.RI.4.8
CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RI.2.9
CCSS.RI.6.8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is an opinion?
At first, Pennsylvania was opposed to Independence.
King George III caused the Revolutionary War.
John Adams spoke out against slavery.
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CCSS.RL.11-12.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did John Dickinson's voice tremble?
He wasn't sure independence was a good idea.
He was angry at the British ships attacking Charleston
He was afraid because there was a great storm.
He was sick form smallpox he caught in Canada.
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CCSS.RI.4.8
CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RI.2.9
CCSS.RL.6.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How was Washington different from the other people mentioned in the selection?
He did not want to vote in either way.
He was still supporting the British.
He did not want to leave his farm.
He was fighting against the British.
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CCSS.RL.1.3
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the New York delegates abstain from the vote?
The British were surrounding the troops in New York City.
They did not know how they were supposed to vote.
A crowd pulled down a statue and did not let them go to vote.
Jefferson had not given them a copy of the Declaration.
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CCSS.RI.4.8
CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RI.2.9
CCSS.RL.6.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these events happened first?
First vote for Independence take place.
Horseflies invade the assembly room.
Jefferson starts writing the Declaration of Independence.
British warships bombarded Charleston, South Carolina.
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
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