The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

6th - 8th Grade

11 Qs

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The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the different parts of the Declaration of Independence?

Introduction, Bill of Rights, Conclusion, Signatures
Preamble, List of Rights, List of Demands, Resolution of Independence
Opening Statement, List of Demands, Conclusion, Signatures
Preamble, Declaration of Natural Rights, List of Grievances, Resolution of Independence, Signatures

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

List of Grievances

Declares the American colonies as independent states

Preamble

Discusses fundamental human rights and governmental responsibility

Declaration of Natural Rights

Details the colonists' complaints against British King George III

Resolution of Independence

Explains why the document was created

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are some of the key grievances in the Declaration of Independence?

Interference with foreign affairs, lack of access to resources, lack of communication with other colonies
Lack of trade opportunities, lack of access to education, lack of representation in government
Taxation with representation, housing of soldiers, support for colonial governments
Taxation without representation, quartering of soldiers, interference with colonial governments

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

By the President of the United States in 1800
By the British Parliament in 1776
By the United Nations in 1789
By the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are "unalienable rights"?

Rights that cannot be taken away or denied
Rights that are temporary and can be revoked
Rights that are only applicable to certain individuals
Rights that can be transferred to another person

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What documents and ideas influenced Thomas Jefferson when he was writing the Declaration of Independence?

Magna Carta, writings of Karl Marx, ideas of Confucius
Mayflower Compact, writings of Machiavelli, ideas of Rousseau
Virginia Declaration of Rights, writings of John Locke, ideas of Enlightenment philosophers
Bill of Rights, writings of Adam Smith, ideas of Thomas Hobbes

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