Declaration of Independence Study Guide

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

• The Second Continental Congress met

• Battles were fought

Why didn't King George III agree to 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

Place the events in the order in which they occurred.

• British and American troops began fighting

• The Declaration of Independence was adopted

• The First Continental Congress met

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

• 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