Declaration of Independence

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• To make peace with Great Britain

• To declare freedom from Great Britain

• To end the war

How many many wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• 5

• 10

• 3

• 2

Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Pocahontas

What was the first thing they wrote in the Declaration of Independence?

• that they wanted to make peace with Great Britain

• how they were tired of the tea tax

• an explanation of why the colonies were leaving Great Britain

Fill in the blanks to the famous words of the Declaration of Independence:

"All men are created _________" and have the right to "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of ____________."

• for success, Justice

• equal, Happiness

• well, Success

• for happiness, Success

Colonists from which colony read the Declaration and pulled down a statue of King George?

• Pennsylvania

• Delaware

• Virginia

• New York