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Elementary SS / SC (Founding of Our Nation) Quiz on Declaration of Independence, created by Christine Davis - IU8 on 18/07/2017.
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Question 1

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The Declaration of Independence was signed on July, 4th [blank_start][a][blank_end]
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  • 1776

Question 2

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What was the group called that adopted the Declaration of Independence?
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  • The First Continental Congress
  • The Second Continental Congress
  • The Writing Committee
  • The Declaration Deciders

Question 3

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Answer
  • John Hancock
  • George Washington
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • John Adams

Question 4

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True or false: There were 5 members of the Second Continental Congress tasked with drafting a statement of independence. _________________
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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Where was the Declaration of Independence written?
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  • Jamestown, Virginia
  • Washington, D.C.
  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Question 6

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Fill in the blanks to complete the preamble to the Declaration. “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are [blank_start]______[blank_end], [blank_start]_________[blank_end] and the [blank_start]________[blank_end] of [blank_start]____________[blank_end]; that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
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  • life
  • liberty
  • pursuit
  • happiness

Question 7

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Who was the president of the Continental Congress at the time that the Declaration was written?
Answer
  • John Hancock
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • George Washington
  • John Adams

Question 8

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True or False: Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration was adopted without hesitation.
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  • True
  • False
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