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declaration of independance

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was the declaration of independence signed.

a)

New York

b)

Washington D.C

c)

Pittsburgh

d)

Philadelphia

e)

Boston

2.
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
a)

To stop taxes from the British Empire.

b)

To make a United States army.

c)

To gain independence from the British Empire.

d)

To install their own king in America.

3.
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?
a)

From the King.

b)

From the Supreme Court.

c)

From God.

d)

From the people.

4.

Who mostly created the declaration of independence.

a)

Thomas

Jefferson

b)

Marquis de La Fayette

c)

Benjamin Franklin

5.

What time period was the declaration signed.

a)

1456

b)

1765

c)

1776

d)

1723

6.

What was the main purpose for the declaration of Independence

a)

To get richer.

b)

To announce the creation of the U.S.A.

c)

To lose foreign allies

d)

To explain the British right to revolution

7.

Where is the declaration of indepedence kept to this day

a)

Philadelphia

b)

White house

c)

The presidents office

d)

National archives

8.

How many signatures where put on the declaration.

a)

1

b)

56

c)

75

d)

28

9.

First president of U.S.A.

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washinton

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Samuel Addams

10.

Was the declaration of independence the first one.

a)

True

b)

False