Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation

Who was the Declaration of Independence written by?

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock

The Declaration of Independence was adopted on ​ (a)   . The Articles of Confederation were ratified in ​ (b)  

• July 4th, 1776
• 1781
• July 4th, 1778
• 1780

Who was the president of the Second Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence first and largest?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• James Madison

• John Hancock

The Declaration of Independence gave reasons why the colonists wanted to stay part of England.

• True

• False

The Declaration of Independence announced that the colonies were now a new nation.

• True

• False

Place the "unalienable" (that which can't be given or taken away by man) rights listed in the Declaration of Independence in the boxes below.

​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

• life
• liberty
• pursuit of happiness
• employment
• education
• speech

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that ___ ___ ___ _______ ____..."

There are 4 main parts of the Declaration of Independence.

• True

• False

The main parts of the Declaration of Independence are...

• stating the rights of man and why a revolution was needed, a list of grievances against King George III, and a formal claim of independence

• stating the rights of man and why a revolution was needed, a list of grievances against King George II, and a formal claim of independence

• why a revolution was needed, a list of grievances against King George III, and a formal claim of independence

• a declaration of war, a list of taxes needed, and a formal claim of independence

The ​ (a)   can be considered the first Constitution of the United States.

• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence