American Independence Quiz

What date is considered the most revered day in American history?

• June 6th

• July 2nd

• July 4th

• July 1st

Who said, 'We must all hang together or most assuredly we shall all hang separately'?

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

What did the delegates instruct the newly elected New Jersey delegation to support?

• Resolution for Independence

• Resolution for Reconciliation

• Resolution for Surrender

• Resolution for Annexation

Who was bedridden and unable to attend the vote for independence?

• John Dickinson

• Caesar Rodney

• Richard Henry Lee

• Thomas Paine

What did the delegates want to do after the vote for independence?

• Pass more resolutions

• Discuss foreign alliances

• Celebrate with games and sports

• Debate the declaration

What did John Dickinson have contempt for?

• Independence

• The present situation

• The resolution

• The delegates

Who was sent with news of the independence resolution to get a crucial vote?

• Thomas and Robert

• Sarah and Henry

• James and Moses

• John and Richard

What did the blacksmith and some men try to do to James?

• Warn him about the Hessians

• Lock him in a barn

• Kidnap him

• Take his horse

Who was considered the most famous writer on the continent?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Roger Sherman

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

What did the delegates want to do with the declaration of independence?

• Debate the resolution

• Quibble over the words

• Pass more resolutions

• Celebrate with games and sports