Declaration of Independence (5th Grade)

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

British troops fought against ________________at the beginning of the American Revolution? 

• a strong central army. 
• colonial militias and Minutemen.
• hired foreign soldiers.
• knights on horseback.

The important task facing the Second Continental Congress was to do what? 

• Organize the colonies for war. 
• shut down the Continental Army. 
• find ways to make the king happy
• make treaties with American Indians

This was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence.

• To put an end to slavery. 
• Make King George III happy.
• Ask for money to solve problems. 
• Explain why the colonies should be free. 

Which of the following ideas was in the Declaration of Independence? 

• Women and men are equal. 
• All rights can be taken away. 
• Great Britain has ruled the colonies unfairly. 
• People should obey governments even when they are unfair. 

What are the three rights the Declaration says cannot be taken away 

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
• Life, liberty, and equality. 
• Life, money, and a job. 
• Life, government, and the pursuit of happiness. 

According to the Declaration of Indpendence, where do governments get their power? 

• The king. 
• The people they govern. 
• The British soldiers.
• The Second Contentental Congress. 

According to the Declaration of Independence, what was the king's purpose in talking away the colonists' rights? 

• to make the colonists miserable.
• To establish absolute tyranny, or absolute rule, over the colonists. 
• to strengthen the relationship between Great Britain and France .
• to strengthen the relationship between Great Britain and the colonist. 

What word means: the state of having the same rights and privileges as others

• independence
• equality.
• treason
• tyranny

What word means : a body of mostly untrained part-time soldiers who did require military service and were available for full-time paid duty when needed

• militia
• minutemen
• mob
• The Second Continental Congress.