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 1)    Which Founding Father offered the resolution “that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states”?

 A. Patrick Henry                                 C. John Adams

 B. Richard Henry Lee                        D. Thomas Jefferson

 2)    Which of these “rights” was not mentioned in the Declaration?

 A. Life                                                  C. Liberty

 B. Pursuit of Happiness                    D. Social Security

 3)    Which of these accomplishments did Thomas Jefferson not include in his epitaph?

A. President of the United States                              C. Author of the Declaration

B. Author of Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom D. Father of University of Virginia

4)    Near what major city was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought?

A. Boston                                            C. Philadelphia

B. New York City                                D. Lexington

5)    On what day did the Continental Congress approve independence from England?

A. July 4, 1776                                  C. July 2, 1776

B. April 18, 1775                               D. July 4, 1775

6)    How many men signed the Declaration on July 4, 1776?

    A. One                                     C. Fifty-Six

    B. Fifty-Five                            D. None

 7)    In what city did the first Continental Congress meet?

 A. New York City                    C. Washington D.C.

 B. Boston                                D. Philadelphia

 8)    In what country was the original Liberty Bell cast?

A. America                              C. England

B. France                                D. Canada

 9)    Why was John Hancock the first to sign the Declaration?

A. He was first in line             C. He was president of Congress

B. He wrote the Declaration  D. No one else wanted to

 10)  Where did the “shot heard ‘round the world” take place?

A. Concord                             C. Lexington

B. Boston                                D. Trenton

Essay Questions

 
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11)  What was ironic about the deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams?

12)  Who were the five men appointed to the Committee charged with the task of drafting the Declaration?

13)  Who were the only two signers of the Declaration not given the opportunity for pardon by British?

14)  Do you find the phrase “separation of church and state” in the Declaration of Independence or in the U.S. Constitution?

 15)  What three things did the signers of the Declaration mutually pledge together (in the last line of the Declaration)?

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