The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence was written in

• June of 1776

• July of 1776

• June 1767

• July 1767

The rights listed in the Declaration of Independence are

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Loyalty

• Pursuit of Peace

The rights listed in the Declaration of Independence are

• Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness

• Liberty, Loyalty, Pursuit of Happiness

• Life, Liberty and justice

• Life, Loyalty, Liberty

• Pursuit of Peace,

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington

• Richard Nixon

____ was the author of the Declaration on Independence

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington

• Richard Nixon

Thomas Jefferson was the author of the _____.

• Declaration of Independence

• Stamp Act

• The Constitution

• The Statue of Liberty

The Declaration of Independence says the government gets its power from____

• The State

• The People

• The Mayor

• The President

to is to make something official, usually by voting

• ratify

• exchange

• rectify

• amend

The Declaration of Independence was written _____

• to gain independence from Britain

• to gain independence from France

• to gain independence from America

• to gain independence from Germany

The colonists wanted to have a say about their taxes

• True

• False