Declaration of Independence Study Guide

Before ___, the 13 colonies were considered part of ____.

• 1776; Great Britian

• 1900; United States

• 1886; Canada

• 1700; Hawaii

wrote the Declaration of Independence.

• George Washington

• Joe Biden

• Thomas Jefferson

• Miss. Shepard

_____ was the king of Great Britian when the Declaration of Independence was written.

• King George III

• Queen Elizabeth

• King Henry

• Ben Franklin

Americans celebrate Independence Day on what day?

• July 4th

• April 2nd

• January 1st

• December 25th

What is the purpose of the US Declaration of Independence?

• to tell Great Britain the colonies were no longer under their control.

• to create a holiday so Americans did not have to work on July 4th each year.

• to divide power among 3 branches of government.

• to weaken the British army so they could not win the war.

Thomas Jefferson contributed to the Patriots’ cause by writing the —

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• U.S. Constitution

• Treaty of Paris

Americans celebrate the Fourth of July to remember the-

• Creation of the Bill of Rights

• beginning of the American Revolution

• signing of the Declaration of Independence

• beginning of the Civil War

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

In what year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• 1776

• 1783

• 1775

• 1781

Which philosophical movement influenced the Declaration of Independence?

• The Enlightenment

• The Renaissance

• Romanticism

• The Industrial Revolution