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Declaration of Independence

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many men signed the Declaration of Independence?

a)

100

b)

56

c)

65

d)

25

2.

The Second Continental Congress involved a group of

a)

5 men

b)

6 men

c)

5 women

d)

6 women

3.

Choose the person who was not the member of the Second Continental Congress

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Robert Livingston

4.

Who made the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Robert Livingston

d)

Thomas Jefferson

5.

A Declaration is...

a)

involvement in something

b)

a formal debate

c)

a type of song

d)

a formal statement

6.

Independence means...

a)

relying on someone else

b)

freedom from something

c)

making a promise

d)

agreeing with somebody

7.

Under the Declaration of Independence, the word EVERYONE did not include...

a)

women and children

b)

women and Americans

c)

African Americans and men

d)

women and African Americans

8.

How many complaints were listed in the "break-up" letter ?

a)

47

b)

37

c)

27

d)

17

9.

Who was the oldest signer?

a)

Ben Franklin _ 70

b)

Abraham Lincoln _ 80

c)

Robert Livingston _ 72

d)

Thomas Jefferson _ 70