Declaration of Independence Document

Who was responsible for engrossing the Declaration of Independence on parchment?

• John Hancock

• Thomas Jefferson

• Timothy Matlack

• Benjamin Franklin

On what date did Congress order the Declaration to be engrossed?

• July 4, 1776

• July 19, 1776

• August 2, 1776

• September 17, 1776

Whose name appears in large type at the bottom of the Dunlap Broadsides?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock

• Benjamin Franklin

For how much was the discovered Dunlap broadside sold in 2000?

• $5.14 million

• $6.14 million

• $7.14 million

• $8.14 million

Where was John Dunlap born?

• Dublin, Ireland

• Belfast, Ireland

• Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland

• Cork, Ireland

Whose name was missing from the Goddard Broadside?

• John Adams

• Thomas McKean

• George Washington

• Samuel Adams

What risk did Mary Katherine Goddard take by publishing the Declaration with the signers' names?

• Risk of financial loss

• Risk of prosecution for treason

• Risk of losing her printing press

• Risk of being exiled

What gas is used to fill the frames that encase the documents?

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Argon

• Helium

In what year was the Declaration of Independence showing signs of age, prompting the creation of the engraving?

• 1776

• 1800

• 1820

• 1850

What style are the frames designed to evoke?

• Modern style

• Futuristic style

• Historic style

• Minimalist style