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WorksheetsDeclaring Independence
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which member of the Committee of Five did NOT sign the Declaration?
a)
Paul Revere
b)
Robert Livingston
c)
John Adams
d)
Ben Franklin
2.
German soldiers that were paid by the British to fight?
a)
Militia
b)
Minutemen
c)
Special Ops
d)
Hessians
3.
Who did Thomas Jefferson draw inspiration from while writing the Declaration?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Locke
c)
Montesque
d)
Rouseau
4.
The Declaration was approved on which date?
a)
May 14, 1775
b)
June 15, 1787
c)
March 17, 1755
d)
July 4, 1776
5.
Who commanded the first Continental Army?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Paul Revere
d)
George Washington
6.
What did the British do when they saw Washington's cannons pointed at them at Boston?
a)
Started fighting in the streets
b)
boarded their ships and left Boston Harbor
c)
Made a treaty with Washington
d)
barricaded themselves in the Patriots homes
7.
Which delegates were on the Committee of Five?
a)
Jefferson, Franklin, Livingston, Sherman and Adams
b)
Washington, Revere, Franklin, Henry, Hancock
c)
Locke, Johnson, Thomas, Lee & Smith
d)
Hancock, Adams, Franklin, Livingstone & Sherman
8.
What was the title of the pamphlet that convinced Patriots to leave Britain?
a)
Uncle Toms Cabin
b)
The Fourth Night
c)
Cry of the Nightingale
d)
Common Sense
9.
Why did John Hancock sign his name so big on the Declaration?
a)
He was the president of the Continental Congress
b)
He thought he was important
c)
He wanted the King to see it without his glasses
d)
He always wrote in big letters
10.
The Kings response to the Olive Branch Petition?
a)
He stomped on it
b)
He rejected it completely
c)
He flew into a rage
d)
He threw it into the fire
11.
who became the first Postmaster General?
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin
12.
Four delegates that attended the Continental Congress?
a)
John Adams, Ben Franklin, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee
b)
George Wydale, Patrick Lawson, Peter Styler & William Wales
c)
George Watson, Carter Carroll, Donald Parker & Frederick Stueben
d)
Richard Nelson. William Wells, John Jay & john Hancock
13.
What document did the Patriots send to the King as a last effort at peace?
a)
The Mayflower Compact
b)
The Salem Treaty
c)
The Olive Branch Petition
d)
The Magna Carta
14.
What was NOT authorized by the 2nd Continental Congress?
a)
printing money
b)
setting up the Continental Army
c)
Setting up a Post Office
d)
Cutting off trade with the West Indies
15.
The Patriots captured this city after leaving Fort Ticonderoga?
a)
New York City
b)
Quebec
c)
Montreal
d)
Philadelphia
16.
The ideas that Knowledge, Reason and Science could improve a Society?
a)
Common Sense
b)
The Appeal Process
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Habeas Corpus
17.
The Natural Rights of all men?
a)
Life, Liberty & Property
b)
Life, Liberty & Education
c)
Life, Liberty & Wealth
d)
Life, Liberty & Health
18.
A document that signifies peace between two forces?
a)
Treaty
b)
Declaration
c)
Compact
d)
Petition
19.
Who proposed that the colonies should be independent from Britain?
a)
Paul Revere
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Richard Henry Lee
d)
Roger Sherman
20.
Which Patriot said, "Give me Liberty, or give me death?"
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Samuel Adams
21.
To prevent an invasion in New York, what did Washington do?
a)
He had the city evacuate to Baltimore
b)
He cut off the British supply route
c)
He captured the British ships
d)
He surrounded Boston with his cannons
22.
What is the first part of the Declaration called?
a)
The Centenary
b)
The Preamble
c)
The Conclusion
d)
The Thesis statement
23.
Which part of the Declaration states the Patriot complaints again the King?
a)
The first sentence
b)
The third part
c)
The last paragraph
d)
The second part
24.
Why was Thomas Jefferson asked to write the Declaration of Independence?
a)
He was younger than the others delegates
b)
He was a plantation owner
c)
He was a brilliant thinker & writer
d)
He was a great architect
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