Declaring Independence - M/C Quiz

How many parts does the Declaration of Independence have?

• three

• four

• five

• six

All of the following are reasons that the Declaration of Independences was written, EXCEPT

• The colonists had to pay tea and stamp taxes to England.

• English soldiers were sent to the colonies to help control the colonists and their protests.

• The king refused to come to America and listen to what the colonists had to say.

• The English government wouldn’t let the colonists move further out west.

Who are the committee of five?

• The people who came from England to stop American’s from having meetings.

• The statements that American’s made to explain why they wanted to rule themselves.

• The people who were chosen to write a paper stating that American’s wanted to rule themselves.

• The things that the king of England did to make the Americans angry.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

What happened on July 4th, 1776?

• The Declaration of Independence was written on that day.

• The Declaration of Independence was approved to send to King George III.

• The American Revolution started on that day.

• The American Revolution was finished on that day.

What had to happen before Americans were finally free?

• The American’s had to win the revolution against England.

• The Native Americans had to help the Americans fight the English.

• The King had to give the Americans freedom.

• The revolution had to be started, so soldiers were sent to England.

All of the following were included in the Declaration of Independence, EXCEPT

• Ideas about how to run the new government.

• An explanation of human rights.

• A declaration of freedom or independence.

• A list of complaints against the English king.

All of the following are true about Thomas Jefferson’s early life, EXCEPT

• He learned Greek, Latin and French.

• He went to college in Williamsburg.

• He met politicians in college.

• He went to college at the age of 19.

Which colony was the home of Thomas Jefferson?

• Massachusetts

• New York

• Virginia

• Pennsylvania

What did Jefferson buy with the money that he made working as a lawyer?

• slaves

• books

• houses

• clothes