The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence has _ parts.

Which answer choice lists the parts of the DOI in the correct order (first to last?)

• Preamble, Complaints, Conclusion

• Preamble, Grievances, Declaration

• Declaration, Preamble, Grievances

• Introduction, Conclusion, Body

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

In what year was the DOI written and signed?

• 1897

• 1877

• 1776

• 1777

Which statement describes the purpose or why the colonists wrote the DOI?

• The colonists wanted to join Great Britain as a colony

• The colonists wanted to govern themselves

• The colonists wanted to negotiate trade with the King

• The colonists wrote to tell the king they accepted his new rules

What are the 3 natural rights that the DOI states all men are born with?

• life. liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• life, liberty and the pursuit of money

• life, freedom, and the right to own land

In the DOI, the colonies declared they were now states. What name did the states give their new country?

• North America

• America

• the United States of America

• Colonies under Great Beritain

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

• an act of loyalty

• an act of treason (betrayal)

• an act of bravery

• an act of kindness

Which is NOT a grievance listed against the King in the DOI?

• Allowing the colonists to trade freely with other countries

• Forcing the colonists to house and feed (Quartering) British soldiers

• Taxing the colonists without their permission

• Not punishing the soldiers when they harmed the colonists

In the DOI, the colonists sever (cut) ties with what country and person?

• Great Britain and President George Washington

• Great Britain and the King of England

• England and James Oglethorpe

• Spain and Hernando De Soto