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WorksheetsDeclare Your Independence!
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is given credit for writing most of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Alexander Hamilton
2.
What date is commonly accepted as the day America declared its independence?
a)
July 2, 1776
b)
August 2, 1776
c)
July 4, 1776
d)
April 19, 1775
3.
What are the three "unalienable" rights the Declaration of Independence says people have that cannot be taken away?
a)
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
b)
Speech, Petition, and Assembly
c)
Bearing Arms, Trial by Jury, and Attorney
d)
Life, Religion, and Press
4.
The Declaration of Independence lists 27 grievances about the British. A grievance is a...
a)
compliment
b)
complaint
c)
threat
5.
In what city was the Declaration of Independence written?
a)
Baltimore
b)
New York
c)
Boston
d)
Philadelphia
6.
Which army had the least experience of fighting entering the Revolutionary War?
a)
The British
b)
The Continental (American)
7.
Which army had a harder time convincing their country's citizens (people) that the Revolutionary War was worth fighting?
a)
The British
b)
The Continental (American)
8.
Which army hired mercenaries from Germany, known as Hessians, to help them in the Revolutionary War?
a)
The British
b)
The Continental (American)
9.
Which army was lead by George Washington, and had the help of the French during the Revolutionary War?
a)
The British
b)
The Continental (American)
10.
Which army had more troops at the beginning of the Revolutionary War?
a)
The British
b)
The Continental (American)
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