The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

8th - 10th Grade

20 Qs

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The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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

July 4,1776

August 2, 1776

April 18, 1776

December 16, 1773

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Thomas Jefferson borrowed many of his ideas from which Enlightenment Philosopher?

John Locke

Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Paine

John Adams

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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According to the Declaration of Independence who institutes or creates governments?

The King

The People

The Pope

The President

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

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To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was

an act of loyalty.
an act of treason.
an act of bravery.
an act of insanity.

5.

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which argument most logically follows from Jefferson's expressed ideas in the Declaration of Independence?

The rights of men should be supported over those of women.

Monarchy is a bad form of government because rulers

are not elected.

All forms of government destroy human rights and should be abandoned.

Any form of government that suppresses people's freedoms should be overthrown.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

From the Declaration of Independence, what can a reader infer about Jefferson's general attitude toward revolution?

Revolution is a method of last resort.

All cases of injustice justify a revolution.

People often revolt as their first course of action.

Revolution is a very poor way of dealing with conflict.

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