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What is the Declaration of Independence protected by at the National Archives?

• A moat filled with alligators

• A laser security system

• A 14-foot spiked gate

• An invisible force field

What material is the Declaration of Independence written on?

• Paper

• Parchment

• Plastic

• Bamboo

What year was the Declaration of Independence transferred to the National Archives?

• 1987

• 1952

• 1776

• 1812

Who was the president of the Second Continental Congress?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• John Hancock

• Benjamin Franklin

How many Dunlap broadsides are known to exist today?

• 25

• 150

• 50

• 100

Which colony's delegates signed the Declaration of Independence first?

• Georgia

• New Hampshire

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

Who never signed the Declaration of Independence? (Select 2)

• John Hancock

• John Dickinson

• Thomas Jefferson

• Robert Livingston

What year did King George III and his ministers impose taxes to cover war debts?

• 1750

• 1783

• 1776

• 1763

What was the main slogan of the angry colonists?

• Liberty or Bust

• No taxation without representation

• Give me liberty or give me death

• Freedom or Death

Who published the pamphlet 'Common Sense'?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine