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Declaration of Independence Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. After a year of battling with the British army and government, the Continental Congress met for the ____________________________________. 

a)

Third Time

b)

First Time

c)

Second Time

d)

Fourth Time

2.

2. The Continental Congress had representatives from the _________________ 

a)

13 Colonies

b)

British Colonies

c)

French

d)

Dutch

3.

When the war first broke out in 1775, the colonists were fighting to have ____________________________________ under the British rule as British citizens living in the new world.

a)

Some Rights

b)

No Rights

c)

Equal Rights

d)

Fair Rights

4.

4. However, as the war continued on, the American colonists at the Second Continental Congress decided that it was time for the colonies to officially __________________.

a)

Take their Independence

b)

Declare their Independence

c)

Reject their Independence

d)

Share their Independence

5.

5. When Continental Congress made the decision of becoming independent, it formed a committee of five men to structure and write the (a)  

6.

What was the committee of men called?

a)

The Committee of Three

b)

The Committee of Six

c)

The Committee of Five

d)

The Committee of Four

7.

The five men that this committee consisted of included two who later became _______of the United States. 

a)

Senetors

b)

Delegates

c)

Congressmen

d)

Presidents

8.

Who were the five men to make up the Committee?

a)

Robert Livingston

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

e)

Roger Sherman

9.

Who was responsible for writing the first draft of the declaration of independence?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

John Adams

10.

Eventually, Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence and discussed it with the rest of the committee. The committee then suggested their changes. After a few weeks, the committee submitted the final version of the Declaration of Independence to the ___________on June 28th, 1776.

a)

Continental Drift

b)

Continental Senate

c)

Continental Congress

d)

Continental House

11.

Some colonies voted “No” to the Declaration of Independence at first, while others, like ______ and ______, chose not to vote at all. 

a)

New York

b)

New Jersey

c)

Maryland

d)

Delaware

12.

At the end of these discussions on July 2nd, all the objecting colonies had been convinced to reverse their vote except for (a)   which still chose not to vote.

13.

19. Two days after the discussions, the final version of the Declaration of Independence was Denied by Congress. 

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The Declaration of Independence was approved on July ______, 1776

a)

2nd

b)

5th

c)

4th

d)

3rd

15.

To this day, July 4thof every year is celebrated by the American People as Independence Day

a)

True

b)

False

16.

After Congress of the 13 colonies signed the Declaration of Independence, several copies were made and sent out to nons of the colonies

a)

True

b)

False

17.

In addition to establishing their freedom, the Declaration of Independence also contained the reasons as to why the colonies wanted to become independent.

a)

True

b)

False