WorksheetsDeclaration of Independence Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
1. After a year of battling with the British army and government, the Continental Congress met for the ____________________________________.
Third Time
First Time
Second Time
Fourth Time
2. The Continental Congress had representatives from the _________________
13 Colonies
British Colonies
French
Dutch
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.
Some Rights
No Rights
Equal Rights
Fair Rights
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 __________________.
Take their Independence
Declare their Independence
Reject their Independence
Share their Independence
5. When Continental Congress made the decision of becoming independent, it formed a committee of five men to structure and write the (a)
What was the committee of men called?
The Committee of Three
The Committee of Six
The Committee of Five
The Committee of Four
The five men that this committee consisted of included two who later became _______of the United States.
Senetors
Delegates
Congressmen
Presidents
Who were the five men to make up the Committee?
Robert Livingston
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Roger Sherman
Who was responsible for writing the first draft of the declaration of independence?
Bill Clinton
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
John Adams
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.
Continental Drift
Continental Senate
Continental Congress
Continental House
Some colonies voted “No” to the Declaration of Independence at first, while others, like ______ and ______, chose not to vote at all.
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Delaware
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.
19. Two days after the discussions, the final version of the Declaration of Independence was Denied by Congress.
True
False
The Declaration of Independence was approved on July ______, 1776
2nd
5th
4th
3rd
To this day, July 4thof every year is celebrated by the American People as Independence Day
True
False
After Congress of the 13 colonies signed the Declaration of Independence, several copies were made and sent out to nons of the colonies.
True
False
In addition to establishing their freedom, the Declaration of Independence also contained the reasons as to why the colonies wanted to become independent.
True
False
