The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence was approved on ______.

• July 4, 1676

• June 4, 1776

• July 4, 1776

• June 7, 1766

The Declaration of Independence is kept at the National Archives Museum.

• True

• False

How long did it take them to write the Declaration of Independence?

• 2 days

• 1 day

• 2 weeks

• a couple hours

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Richard Henry Lee

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

• King George III

Where did the Second Continental Congress meet?

• Massachusetts

• New York

• Texas

• Philadelphia

Who was chosen as the leader of the Continental army?

• John Hancock

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• John Adams

What country did the 13 colonies want their independence from?

• Spain

• Mexico

• Great Britain

• China

Who did not want to read the request of the Second Continental Congress to end the war?

• King George III

• Robert Livingston

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

What new nation was born?

• United Kingdom

• United States

• Britain

• Japan

Who was chosen at the president of the Second Continental Congress?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Patrick Henry

• John Hancock

• Roger Sherman