Liberty's Kids Ep 14

Where were the Hessian soldiers from that were sent by King George to help the British?

• France

• England

• Germany

• Spain

Why did Washington want to have Congress write a proclamation of Independence?

• to end the war

• to have some new reading material

• to convince his soldiers to keep fighting

• to get the French to help them

What did the Continental Soldiers tell James to go tell Dr. Franklin?

• To hurry up

• that they needed help from Congress

• that they needed food and water

• that they were quitting

Why did the man say that Independence would be difficult?

• Without the British army, the Indians would remain in power to the West

• They did not know how to govern themselves

• The colonists were still mostly loyal to the king so they would not be able to unite

• The King would not allow it

Who was selected to write the Declaration of Independence?

• Richard Lee

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Why did it take so many tries to write the Declaration of Independence?

• He needed to be sure to use the right language

• He kept messing up, and there was no white-out back then

• He got bored and wanted to make paper balls to shoot into the garbage to stay entertained

• He did not know how to spell

Which delegate opposed declaring Independence?

• John Dickinson

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• George Washington

Where were the men who came late to vote, with Sarah and James, from?

• Pennsylvania

• Delaware

• New Jersey

• New York

What two states originally opposed (disagreed with) the vote for independence?

• New Jersey and New York

• Pennsylvania and Delaware

• Massachusetts and Georgia

• Connecticut and New Hampshire

Who was the man from Delaware that rode to Congress while sick to vote for Independence?

• Cesar Rodney

• Richard Webber

• John Winthrop

• Jack Witherspoon