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Worksheet 8 – Answers
Declaration of inDepenDence Quiz
1. How many delegates signed the Declaration of Independence? 56 2.OnwhatdatewastheDeclarationofIndependencesigned? August2,1776
3. Which of the following powers is not listed in the Declaration of Independence? Regulate businesses
4. According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power? 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
6. Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson 7. How many grievances are listed in the Declaration of Independence? 27
8. Who was not a member of the Committee of Five assigned to write the Declaration of Independence? John Penn
9. Where did Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence? Graff House
10. Where did the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence take place? 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 George III
12. The British Parliament passed several acts that imposed taxes on the American colonists and limited their freedom. Which one was NOT one of those acts? Union Act
13. The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to: Explain why America believed it should be a free and independent nation.
14. The Declaration of Independence declares that when a ruler becomes abusive and despotic towards the people he rules, they have the right: To throw off the old government and form a new government.
15. Which of the following are the unalienable rights referred to in the Declaration of Independence?
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
16. According to the Declaration of Independence, what does prudence dictate? Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes.
17. Which of these is not among the facts submitted in the Declaration of Independence to a candid world? He has refused to share tax revenues with the colonies.
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