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WorksheetsDeclaration of Independence
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
What famous founding father wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Samuel Adams
In the final voting by the Continental Congress to approve the Declaration, one colony chose not to vote. Which colony was it?
New York
North Carolina
Maryland
Virginia
What was the date that the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?
December 16, 1773
April 18, 1775
July 4, 1776
December 25, 1776
What was the name of the group that the Continental Congress chose to write the Declaration?
The Declarers
The Founding Fathers
The Independent Writers
The Committee of Five
Who was NOT a member of the Committee of Five?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Roger Sherman
George Washington
What did the Continental Congress do with the Declaration once they had signed it?
Made copies to send to the colonies
Had it published in newspapers
Sent a copy to the King of England
All of the above
Which of the following statements is true about what was included in the Declaration of Independence?
The Bill of Rights
A list of bad things that the King of England had done to the colonies
A list of the three branches of government
A threat that the colonies would take over the country of Britain if the King did not stop the fighting
What two signers of the Declaration of Independence would later become President of the United States?
Ben Franklin and John Hancock
George Washington and Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
John Adams and Benjamin Harrison
Who was the first to sign the document with a big signature nearly five inches long?
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Franklin
John Adams
Which of the following statements is a famous quote from the Declaration of Independence?
FIRST, We have granted to God, and by this our present Charter have confirmed
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal
If there be those who would not save the Union, unless they could at the same time save slavery
