Declaration of Independence

When did Richard Henry Lee propose a resolution to begin debate on the issue of independence?

• June 7th, 1776

• July 2nd, 1776

• June 11th, 1776

• July 4th, 1776

Who were the members of the committee of five?

• John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman, Thomas Jefferson

• Richard Henry Lee, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman, Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Richard Henry Lee, Roger Sherman, Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Richard Henry Lee, Robert Livingston, Thomas Jefferson

Who wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence?

• Richard Henry Lee

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

Where did Thomas Jefferson write most of the Declaration of Independence?

• Philadelphia

• Boston

• New York

• Virginia

What is the most famous part of the Declaration of Independence?

• The preamble

• The list of complaints against the king

• The legal case for independence

• The introduction

What was removed from the final draft of the Declaration of Independence?

• A paragraph critical of English people

• A paragraph attacking the slave trade

• Both A and B

• None of the above

When was the Declaration of Independence approved by the Continental Congress?

• June 7th, 1776

• July 2nd, 1776

• June 11th, 1776

• July 4th, 1776

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Richard Henry Lee

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

What were the Dunlop broadsides?

• Copies of the final draft of the Declaration of Independence

• The original Declaration of Independence

• A committee formed to review the Declaration of Independence

• A painting depicting the signing of the Declaration of Independence

Who stayed at the home of Jacob Graf in Philadelphia while writing the Declaration of Independence?

• Richard Henry Lee

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson