Declaring Independence

George Washington was commander of the

• British Army

• Continental Army

• Militias

• Minute Men

What was the title of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that convinced Patriots to leave Britain?

• Uncle Toms Cabin

• The Fourth Night

• Cry of the Nightingale

• Common Sense

A formal written request, usually signed by many people, for a particular cause.

• compact
• letter
• petition
• diary

What document did the Patriots send to the King as a last effort at peace?

• The Mayflower Compact
• The Salem Treaty
• The Olive Branch Petition
• The Magna Carta

What was the King's response to the Olive Branch Petition?

• He stomped on it

• He rejected it completely

• He agreed to lower taxes

• He threw it into the fire

The Declaration of Independence states that people can change their government if it is not protecting their rights.

• True
• False

Freedom from control of a person or group

• petition
• independence
• declaration
• boycott

What important phrase did Thomas Jefferson write in the Declaration of Independence?

• "Give me liberty or give me death!"
• "I have not yet begun to fight!"
• "Let justice be done though the heavens should fall."
• "All men are created equal."

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? 

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Thomas Paine
• John Locke

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? 

• July 4, 1776
• July 2, 1776
• July 4, 1763
• July 4, 1876