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Worksheet 8
Declaration of inDepenDence Quiz
1. How many delegates signed the Declaration of Independence? ❏ 13 ❏ 29 ❏ 38 ❏ 56
2. On what date was the Declaration of Independence signed?
❏ July 2, 1777 ❏ July 4, 1776 ❏ August 2, 1776 ❏ August 6, 1776
3. Which of the following powers is not listed in the Declaration of Independence?
❏ Levy war ❏ Regulate businesses ❏ Establish commerce ❏ Contract alliances
4. According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power? ❏ Congress ❏ King ❏ Divine Providence ❏ Consent of the governed
5. What resolution did the Second Continental Congress approve on July 2, 1776, that formally broke the political connection between the colonies and Great Britain?
❏ Virginia Resolution ❏ Independence Resolution ❏ Jefferson Resolution ❏ Deliverance Resolution
6. Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
❏ John Adams ❏ Benjamin Franklin ❏ Thomas Jefferson ❏ James Madison
7. How many grievances are listed in the Declaration of Independence? ❏ 21 ❏ 27 ❏ 32 ❏ 34
8. Who was not a member of the Committee of Five assigned to write the Declaration of Inde- pendence?
❏ Roger Sherman ❏ Benjamin Franklin ❏ Robert Livingston ❏ John Penn ❏ John Adams ❏ Thomas Jefferson
9. Where did Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence?
❏ City Tavern ❏ Graff House ❏ Pennsylvania State House ❏ Philadelphia Public Library
10. Where did the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence take place? ❏ New York ❏ Boston ❏ Washington, DC ❏ Philadelphia
11. Who was the “Tyrant” who was “unfit to be the Ruler of a free People” that was mentioned in the Declaration of Independence?
❏ King Charles II ❏ King Henry VIII ❏ King George III ❏ King James I
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