Declaration of Independence

John Adams died on July 4. Which other signer of the Declaration of Independence died on the same day?

• John Hancock

• Edward Rutledge

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Hancock

• Benjamin Franklin

What state was John Hancock from?

• New Jersey

• Massachusetts

• Connecticut

• Maryland

In what city was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• Trenton

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• New York

Where is the original Declaration of Independence document preserved and secured?

• National Archives in Washington DC

• Museum of American History in New York

• Library of Congress in Washington DC

• Philadelphia Historical Society

True or False: People celebrated Independence Day with fireworks as far back as the 1700s.

• True

• False

True or False: The War of American Independence ended when the Declaration was signed.

• True

• False

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• to start the American Revolution

• to offer a peace settlement to Great Britain

• to instruct how a country wins it freedom

• to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain

According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule comes from

• God

• the king

• Parliament

• the citizens (people)

Why did Thomas Jefferson say the King George III was an unfit ruler?

• He was not born in Great Britain

• He denied the colonists their rights

• He was not elected by Parliament

• He lived far away from the colonies