Unit 1 - Declaration of Independence

What famous founding father wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

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

• December 16, 1773

• June 14, 1777

• July 4, 1776

What did the Continental Congress do with the Declaration once they had signed it?

• Had it published in newspapers.

• Made copies to send to the colonies.

• Sent a copy to the King of England.

• All of the Above.

What was included in the Declaration of Independence?

• A threat that the colonies would take over the British Empire.

• The Bill of Rights.

• A list of all the bad things that the King of England had done to the colonies.

What two signers of the Declaration of Independence would later become President of the United States?

• Ben Franklin and George Washington.

• Thomas Jefferson and John Hancock.

• John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

Who was the first to sign the document with a big signature nearly five inches long?

• Ben Franklin

• John Hancock

• Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following statements is a famous quote from the Declaration of Independence?

• Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation

• We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union

• We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal