Declaration of Independence Quiz

Why was the Declaration of Independence written to the King of England?

• The colonists wanted to encourage other nations to attack the King.

• The colonists hoped that the King would step down and give up his crown.

• The colonists hoped that the King would support the independent colonies.

• The colonists wanted to tell the King and other nations their reasons for rebelling.

The authors of the Declaration of Independence claimed that the king had violated the rights of the people. Because the king had done this the Founding Fathers argued that the people had the right to —

• rebel against British rule

• claim all of the North America

• form new American colonies

• sign treaties with European powers

The Declaration of Independence included —

• a list of grievances

• a set of instructions

• a description of boundaries

• a collection of witness statements

The Declaration of Independence was written in order to —

• inform the colonists of the British king’s demands

• outline the reasons why the colonists were rebelling

• grant freedom to British people living in the colonies

• list the individual rights Americans wanted recognized

In the text above, what does the word indivisible mean?

• That the citizens all agree

• That the states are a union

• That the colonies are independent states

• That liberty and justice cannot be separated

Which idea in the Declaration of Independence is also in the Pledge of Allegiance?

• States are independent.

• Everyone has the right to be free.

• All people have a right to property.

• Governments get their power from the consent of the governed.

In the Pledge of Allegiance, the term indivisible means that the United States will not be —

• divided

• defeated

• overthrown

• seen by others

In the Pledge of Allegiance, the term allegiance means to be —

• loyal

• honest

• forgiving

• law-abiding