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The Declaration of Independence

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
George Washington
d)
Benjamin Franklin
2.

What are the different parts of the Declaration of Independence?

a)
Introduction, Bill of Rights, Conclusion, Signatures
b)
Preamble, List of Rights, List of Demands, Resolution of Independence
c)
Opening Statement, List of Demands, Conclusion, Signatures
d)
Preamble, Declaration of Natural Rights, List of Grievances, Resolution of Independence, Signatures
3.

Match the following

a)

Explains why the document was created

1.

Preamble

b)

Discusses fundamental human rights and governmental responsibility

2.

Declaration of Natural Rights

c)

Details the colonists' complaints against British King George III

3.

List of Grievances

d)

Declares the American colonies as independent states

4.

Resolution of Independence

4.

What are some of the key grievances in the Declaration of Independence?

a)
Interference with foreign affairs, lack of access to resources, lack of communication with other colonies
b)
Lack of trade opportunities, lack of access to education, lack of representation in government
c)
Taxation with representation, housing of soldiers, support for colonial governments
d)
Taxation without representation, quartering of soldiers, interference with colonial governments
5.

How was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)
By the President of the United States in 1800
b)
By the British Parliament in 1776
c)
By the United Nations in 1789
d)
By the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776
6.

What are "unalienable rights"?

a)
Rights that cannot be taken away or denied
b)
Rights that are temporary and can be revoked
c)
Rights that are only applicable to certain individuals
d)
Rights that can be transferred to another person
7.

What documents and ideas influenced Thomas Jefferson when he was writing the Declaration of Independence?

a)
Magna Carta, writings of Karl Marx, ideas of Confucius
b)
Mayflower Compact, writings of Machiavelli, ideas of Rousseau
c)
Virginia Declaration of Rights, writings of John Locke, ideas of Enlightenment philosophers
d)
Bill of Rights, writings of Adam Smith, ideas of Thomas Hobbes
8.

According to the Declaration of Independence who institutes or creates governments?

a)

The King

b)

The People

c)

The Pope

d)

The President

9.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
10.

Which argument most logically follows from Jefferson's expressed ideas in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

The rights of men should be supported over those of women.

b)

Monarchy is a bad form of government because rulers

are not elected.

c)

All forms of government destroy human rights and should be abandoned.

d)

Any form of government that suppresses people's freedoms should be overthrown.

11.

According to the Declaration of Independence, which of the following statements are among the reasons the colonies determined to break away from British rule? Choose three options.

a)

The majority of Americans were not ethnically or culturally British.

b)

Britain was guilty of many recent abuses of its power in the colonies.

c)

The American and British armies had already clashed on the battlefield.

d)

Britain interfered with the operation of the legislatures in the various colonies.

e)

The British was too weak and undisciplined to effectively protect the colonies.