WorksheetsDeclaration of Independence
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Charles Cornwallis
Andrew Jackson
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Which of the following Enlightenment Ideas was NOT part of the Declaration of Independence?
Right to life
Right to liberty
Right to property
3 separate branches of government
Idea that government must protect people's rights, and that people choose their elected leaders:
Natural Rights
Social Contract
Limited Government
Divine Right of Kings
Government cannot take these away from people because they are born with them:
Natural Rights
Divine Rights
Limited Rights
Socially Contracted Rights
Enlightenment thinker who wrote about "Natural Rights" and the "Social Contract"
Voltaire
Rousseau
Montesquieu
Locke
A person becomes King or Queen because God chose them:
Socially-Contracted Right of Kings
Natural Right of Kings
Communist Right of Kings
Divine Right of Kings
The idea that people should rule themselves is known as:
Popular Sovereignty
Representative Democracy
Direct Democracy
Limited Government
Type of government that is ruled by a King or Queen
Democracy
Monarchy
Theocracy
Oligarchy
Type of Democracy that the Founders wanted to set up:
Direct Democracy
Limited Democracy
Total Democracy
Representative Democracy
Author of "Common Sense"
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Ben Franklin
Thomas Paine
What date is listed at the top of the Declaration of Independence?
July 2, 1776
July 4, 1776
August 2, 1776
August 4, 1776
Who was the Declaration of Independence being sent to?
King George III
King Henry VIII
George Washington
Napoleon Bonaparte
Which of the following was NOT a reason for separating from Great Britain?
Sinking of the Lusitania
Stamp Act
Boston Massacre
Quartering of Troops
Which legislative body asked Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence?
1st Continental Congress
2nd Continental Congress
3rd Continental Congress
4th Continental Congress
Why was Thomas Jefferson asked to write the Declaration of Independence?
He was wealthy
He was a skilled writer & intelligent
He was a skilled lawyer
He had a good relationship with King George
What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
Declare war on Great Britain
Ask King George for permission to separate
Ask King George for forgiveness for the Boston Tea Party
Explain to King George the reasons for separation from Great Britain
Many of the people who signed the Declaration of Independence suffered at the hands of the British because they were considered traitors.
True
False
Based on the Declaration of Independence, whos actions are the colonists most upset with?
Alexander Hamilton
Charles Cornwallis
Benedict Arnold
King George III
Which "era" contributed many ideas that would later appear in the Declaration of Independence?
Industrial Revolution
Progressive Era
Enlightenment
Revolutionary Era
About how many miles separated Great Britain from the American colonies?
1,000 miles
2,000 miles
3,000 miles
4,000 miles
