Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which organization approved the Declaration of Independence?

Parliament

1st Continental Congress

2nd Continental Congress

House of Lords

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What was the date the Continental Congress adopted and approved the Declaration of Independence?

July 4,1776

August 2, 1776

April 18, 1776

December 16, 1773

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What part of the Declaration of Independence lists the complaints that the colonists had towards King George III?

Declaration

Preamble

Grievances

Bill of Rights

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

to start the American Revolution

to offer a peace settlement to Great Britain

to instruct how a country wins it freedom

to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule comes from

God

the king

Parliament

the citizens (people)

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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