BrainPop: Declaration of Independence

What did Thomas Paine claim in Common Sense?

• The colonies didn't need England to rule them.

• King George III was a cruel leader.

What is the topic of the first section of the Declaration of Independence?

• The rights of the colonists

• Complaints against King George III

• A declaration of the colonists' freedom

Why did the colonists want to form a new country?

• To avoid war with England.

• They disagreed with their British rulers

• It was too hard to travel back to England

Based on the document, what ideas will the new government include?

• basic human rights

• King Georgie III's opinions

• Great Britain's laws

What was the goal of the Declaration of Independence?

• To declare love for the British king

• To separate from Great Britain

• To list complaints about British rule

• To request a new British king

What happened at Lexington and Concord?

• The Declaration was signed

• British representatives and colonial leaders met.

• Battles were fought

• The Second Continental Congress met

Why didn't King George III agree to the colonists' demands?

• He thought the members of the First Continental Congress were traitors.

• He wanted to help, but British law didn't allow it.

• He did do what they asked, but they kept asking for more.

• He needed the tax money from the colonies to fight foreign wars.

Why does the United States celebrate its independence on July 4th?

• It was the day the Declaration of Independence was first drafted.

• It was the day the Continental Congress first met in Philadelphia.

• It was the day that Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.

• It was the date of the first battle in the American Revolution.

What role did Thomas Jefferson play during the Second Continental Congress?

• He served as President of the Congress.

• He was the first member to sign the Declaration of Independence.

• He wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.

• He helped Ben Franklin edit the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.

What would it mean for the colonies to be independent? Choose three.

• choosing their own leader

• paying taxes to Britain

• full British citizenship

• forming their own country

• no longer paying taxes to Britain