Declaration of Independence Review

1. Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called what?

• Common Sense

• Common Knowledge

• The Common Good

• The People's Rights

2. What did Thomas Paine's pamphlet explain?

• It explained why John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence so big.

• It explained why the king wanted the colonies to stay part of Britain.

• It explained why it was time for the colonies to part from Britain in a way people could understand.

• It explained why the colonies should stay loyal to the king and Britain.

3. What was the name of the group that met and decided the Declaration of Independence needed to be written?

• The 1st Continental Congress

• The Sons of Liberty

• The 2nd Continental Congress

• Parliament

4. Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• The colonists wanted the king's approval of their plan for a new government.

• To tell the king that the colonies were going to fight Britain.

• To tell the king that the colonies were breaking away and becoming their own country.

• To praise Britain for all of the work they had done to help the colonists.

5. When was the Declaration of Independence approved?

• July 4, 1876

• July 4, 1776

• June 5, 1976

• January 1, 1776

6. Who was the main writer of the Declaration?

• Robert Livingston

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

7. What does independence mean?

• To be in charge of a country

• To be in charge of another person

• To be free from rule by others

• To be dependent on another person

8. Why did it take courage to sign the Declaration of Independence?

• Because signing the document showed their allegiance to the king.

• Because signing the document made them traitors to England and they could be punished or killed.

• Because they knew most of the colonists did not agree with them.

• Because they knew the colonists would turn against them.

9. What does treason mean?

• fighting your enemy's country

• fighting against a system of government

• fighting your family and friends

• fighting against your own country

10. What does it mean to put your "John Hancock" on a paper?

• To write "John Hancock" on the paper

• To write that you are a traitor on the paper

• To put your signature on the paper

• To trace your hand on the paper