The Declaration of Independence

According to the text, when was the Declaration of Independence signed making it official?

• July 1, 1776

• June 28, 1776

• July 4, 1776

• March 1, 2018

Which of the following choices is NOT information that can be found in both passages?

• The Declaration of Independence was written during the Revolutionary War.

• Copies of Declaration of Independence were printed in newspapers for the colonists to read.

• Thomas Jefferson helped write the Declaration of Independence.

• Men met at the Continental Congress to plan and write the Declaration of Independence.

Using information from "The Declaration of Independence" what does the term parliament mean?

• The British Government

• To openly state

• To tell others

• The government of the United States of America

Which of the following choices BEST describes the main idea of "Messaging the King"?

• There were thirteen original colonies in the United States of America.

• Freedom should never be taken for granted.

• The Revolutionary War began because colonists were being treated and taxed unfairly by the British Government.

• The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, informed others America was a new country when it was signed on July 4, 1776.

According to the text, which of the following choices is NOT information included in the Declaration of Independence?

• The date the Revolutionary War would end.

• Colonists wanted their freedom from Great Britain.

• Ways colonists felt they were being mistreated by Parliament.

• Rights they deserved.

In"Messaging the King" the author wrote:

Thomas Jefferson's first draft was almost perfect. All those on the committee agreed it could be worked with.

What inference can be made by reading those lines of the poem?

• The committee members did not make any changes to the Declaration of Independence.

• Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence on large paper.

• Thomas Jefferson wanted the thirteen colonies to stay under British rule.

• The committee worked with Thomas Jefferson to make a few changes to his first draft of the Declaration of Independence.

According to the passage "The Declaration of Independence" which of the following choices is NOT listed as one of the essential documents in America's history?

• The British Parliament

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

Which of the following choices describes a way both passages are alike?

• They are both poems.

• They both include nonfiction text features such as a glossary, photographs, and captions.

• They both teach readers information about the Declaration of Independence.

• They both tell a fictional story about the government of the United States of America.

According to the information in the passage "The Declaration of Independence" what does the term oppressive mean?

• supportive

• freedom

• cruel

• caring