WorksheetsDeclaration of Independence Quiz
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
Which argument most logically follows from Jefferson's expressed ideas in the Declaration of Independence?
The rights of men should be supported over those of women.
Monarchy is a bad form of government because rulers ar enot elected.
All forms of government destroy human rights and should be abandoned.
Any form of government that suppresses people's freedoms should be overthrown.
Freedom of speech, religion, and press
Life, liberty, and property
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Voting, rebelling, and health
Read the following sentence from paragraph 2 of the selection.
"That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
As used in this sentence, what does the word unalienable mean?
F. There are expectations of lawful citizens in America.
G. That religious beliefs dictate how free a person really is in a society.
H. There are certain natural privileges all people have that cannot be taken away.
J. That persons born in the colonies should not be held to the same laws as British citizens.
Read the following sentence from paragraph 2 of the selection.
"That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
As used in this sentence, what does the word unalienable mean?
F. There are expectations of lawful citizens in America.
G. That religious beliefs dictate how free a person really is in a society.
H. There are certain natural privileges all people have that cannot be taken away.
J. That persons born in the colonies should not be held to the same laws as British citizens.
Whose actions does Jefferson criticize most in the document?
A. the “British brethren”
B. his political rival, John Adams
C. George III, the British king
D. colonists who refuse to rebel
What was Jefferson’s opinion about changing long-established governments?
People should first encourage government leaders to resign from office.
Governments should change whenever people disagree with a policy.
Governments should continue unless the problems they cause are insufferable.
Long-established governments should never change their policies.
Whom would most likely demonstrate "tyranny?"
a rebel
a dictator
a member
a challenger
Which of the following statements from the Declaration of Independence makes the strongest emotional appeal to readers?
He has called together legislative bodies … for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly…
He has abdicated government here, by declaring us out of his protection...
He is at this time transporting large armies … to complete the works ofdeath, desolation, and tyranny.…
Which of the following is NOT an unalienable right mentioned in the Declaration?
Life
Liberty
Education
Happiness
Thomas Jefferson borrowed many of his ideas from which Enlightenment Philosopher?
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Paine
John Adams
What was the date the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?
July 4,1776
August 2, 1776
April 18, 1776
December 16, 1773
According to the Declaration of Independence who institutes or creates governments?
The King
The People
The Pope
The President
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power from? Where it's derived from.
The King
Religion
The People
The President
The ______________ was the final attempt by the Continental Congress to avoid war with Great Britain.
Olive Branch Petition
Intolerable Acts
Boycotting of goods
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Who is considered to be the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Which of the following is the central idea put forth in the Declaration of Independence?
The American people will fight to the death to protect themselves from attacks by Britain.
The American colonies are justified in rejecting British rule and setting up a new government.
The people of Great Britain should claim their own independence from the rule of the current king.
Americans who support the idea of independence from Great Britain greatly outnumber those who do not.
Why did Thomas Jefferson say that King George III was an unfit ruler?
He denied the colonists their rights.
He was not born in Great Britain
He was not elected by Parliament
He lived far away from the colonies.
What do they mean by "self-evident"?
secret
unknown
special
obvious
Which of the following is NOT part of the Declaration of Independence?
a list of grievances against the King
a set up of a national government
a list of natural rights
According to the Declaration, governmental changes should occur after:
nature dictates
a long train of abuses
a king gets sick
Besides King George III, whom else do the colonist recognize in 10 of the
grievances in the Declaration of Independence.
Citizens of England
House of Commons
Parliament
People have the responsibility to ________ when they abolish their
government.
nature
provide new safeguards
absolve allegiances
The purpose of the last section of the Declaration of Independence was to:
State the Colonist's determination
Petition the King
Absolve all political connections with England and establish the U.S.A.
Which of the following items were NOT pledged by the signers of the
Declaration
Lives
Character
Sacred Honor
How many Colonies eventually signed the Declaration of Independence?
13
11
12
What led to Great Britain's war with France in 1754?
The French wanted the land that the colonists owned - Ohio Valley and Canada
The English wanted the land that the French owned - Ohio River Valley and Canada
The Indians wanted the land that the French owned - Ohio River Valley and Canada
Great Britain was fighting with France for taxes
What was the name of the war between Great Britain and France in 1754?
The British and French War
The British Revolution
The American Revolution
The French and Indian War
Why were the colonists angered by the Stamp Act of 1765?
They did not like the stamp.
They wanted to design the stamp.
They were being taxed more than they agreed to.
They were being taxed without being asked first.
Why didn't colonial leaders want representatives in the British Parliament?
The colonial leaders didn't like Parliament.
The colonial leaders wanted to be able to make their own laws and taxes without the say of England. Also, they thought it was too far away for representation in England.
The colonial leaders wanted the king to represent them not Parliament.
The colonial leaders wanted John Locked to represent them no Parliament.
Why did the British government send troops to North America?
4,000 troops were sent to North America to prevent the unrest over the taxes.
4,000 troops were sent to North America to force the payment of the taxes.
4,000 troops were sent to North America to collect the payment of the taxes.
4,000 troops were sent to North America to fight the Indians.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
A party in the Boston Harbor with tea to celebrate the tea tax.
A rebellion of the tea tax where the colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor.
A tax on tea that came into the Boston Harbor.
None of these
The Boston Tea Party, lead to the Intolerable Acts. What were the Intolerable Acts?
A law passed requiring every official document, newspaper, or pamphlet in the colonies have a government stamp on it.
A group of strict laws that closed the Boston Harbor, closed the Massachusetts legislature, and said if an official was going to be tried for a crime it would be in England not in the colonies.
A series of laws that taxed paper, paint, glass, lead, and tea.
They were representatives from the 13 American colonies who met in Philadelphia in 1774 and sent protests to Britain and agreed to boycott British goods. Who was this?
The Continental Congress
The Congressional Delegate
The Colonial Representatives
The Washington Delegates
People who fight to protect their country are called what?
Mercenaries
Patriots
Citizens
Governed
Who wrote the Common Sense document January 1776?
John Locke
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Paine
George Washington
What was the main argument of the Common Sense document?
Ask for more land from the British government
Pay your taxes to the king
Always be loyal to the king
The colonists should seek independence
Which is not a section contained in the Declaration of Independence?
Preamble
Thank you
List of Grievances
Proclamation of Government idea
Explained the reason for the declaring independence
Complete the sentence below with the correct word.
...citizens have the right to ____________ that government and create a new one.
stop
overthrow
abolish
elect
What is the document called that was written by the colonists to tell Great Britain that the colonists no longer wanted to be under their rule, why they no longer wanted to be under their rule and they were now going to be independent?
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Common Sense
The Declaration of Independence
From the Declaration of Independence, what can a reader infer about Jefferson's general attitude toward revolution?
Revolution is a method of last resort.
All cases of injustice justify a revolution.
People often revolt as their first course of action.
Revolution is a very poor way of dealing with conflict.
In the Declaration of Independence, what does Jefferson mean when he say that the king has "refused his assent to laws... necessary for the public:?
The king knows what is best for the colonists.
The king is too busy to listen to the colonists.
The king enjoys his absolute rule over the colonists.
The king has not allowed changes that would benefit the colonists.
England is the same country as
Great Britain
Australia
France
What holiday do we celebrate because of the Declaration on Independence?
Christmas
Fourth of July
Veteran's Day
Easter
who signed the Declaration with the largest signature?
George Washingtion
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
Which state was NOT a part of the original 13 colonies?
Georgia
New York
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Before he was President of the United States, George Washington was a ______ of the Continental Army?
General
Colonal
Soldier
Lieutenant
Where did the Tea Party take place?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Boston, Massachusetts
New York, New York
Concord, Massachusetts
Who told the colonists that the British were coming?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Paul Revere
John Hancock
Who was the first group that got to hear the reading of The Declaration of Independence?
The First Continental Congress
The Soldiers
The Second Continental Congress
The Delegates
What was the cause of all of the acts and The Boston Tea Party?
Soldiers
Religion
Taxes
War
What is one thing that Thomas Jefferson wanted in the Declaration of Independence that was voted against?
Freedom
No taxes
Free tea
Antislavery language
When The Declaration of Independence was finished, and the new government was created, people knew they would need something to start their new government... which was:
The Federalist Papers
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Preamble
In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson accuses Britain of "quartering large bodies of armed troops among us." Which of the following best defines the word quartering as Jefferson uses it here?
providing board for extra charges
acting at fifteen minute intervals
housing in assigned dwellings
dividing into four equal parts
What is the main idea of the Declaration of Independence?
The colonies are willing to fight to the death against Britain
The colonies are justified in rejecting British rule
The king should be removed from power forcefully
The king treats his other subjects better than the colonies
The letters between John and Abigail Adams valuable to historians because they show...
How men treated their wives
The workings of a country at war
That women knew how to read and write
That cell phones did not exist in the 1770s
What is the term for someone who continued to follow King George?
Colonist
Loyalist
Separatist
Patriot
Who is famous for being a traitor?
John Hancock
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benedict Arnold
We know a lot about John and Abigail Adams because they wrote...
books.
letters.
journals and diaries.
newspaper articles.
"that among these are . . . "
Consent of the governed
Self-Evident
Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
Unalienable Rights
What did Thomas Paine argue in Common Sense?
The colonies should declare immediate independence from England and start a democracy.
Monarchy (Kings & Queens) is the best form of government.
The colonists could never win a war against England.
It is reasonable for a government to tax its people for any purpose.
"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to . . . it."
Abolish
Just Powers
Self-Evident
Unalienable Rights
To prove [that England has
interfered with colonial rights], let the facts be
submitted to a candid world: he has refused to
assent to laws the most wholesome and necessary
for the public good.”
The King has been gracious to the colonists in providing for their needs.
In a world full of tyrants, the king has graced his people with benevolence: his laws have been imposed on the people for their benefit.
Here is proof that England had
interfered with colonial rights: the King has not
allowed laws that help colonists the most.
Colonies are created for subjugation: mother country historically has known what is best for its people
