
Declaration of Independence Quiz
Authored by Cindy Reynolds
Social Studies
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Who did the US "break up" with?
France
Great Britain
Spain
Canada
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Albert Einstein
George Washington
John Locke
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What was the Enlightenment?
ideas from India
British musical group
European thinkers who believed in natural rights and the role of government
the colonial government of Virginia
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
because we wanted to on the spur of the moment
to debate the idea of natural and divine rights
to tell the world how awesome Britain was
tell the world why we declared independence
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Who was John Hancock?
President of the Second Continental Congress
All answers are correct
smuggler of goods
member of the Sons of Liberty and first signer of the Declaration of Independence
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule comes from
God
the king
Parliament
the citizens
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Why did Thomas Jefferson say the King George III was an unfit ruler?
He was not born in Great Britain
He denied the colonists their rights
He was not elected by Parliament
He lived far away from the colonies
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