(H4) D1: Colonization - Constitution Essential Standards

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

What group helped write the Declaration of Independence?

• The Founding Fathers

• The Continental Congress

• The Committee of Five

• The Sons of Liberty

List the members of the Committee of Five?

• John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman

• George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock

• Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison

• John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Hancock

What individual influenced Thomas Jefferson and the Committee of Five, when writing the Declaration of Independence?

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

What was the significance of John Locke’s Natural Rights?

• They justified the monarchy

• They were the basis for the Declaration of Independence

• They supported the idea of a strong central government

• They promoted the idea of a social contract

What was the significance of John Locke’s Social Contract?

• It justified the monarchy

• It was the basis for the Declaration of Independence

• It supported the idea of a strong central government

• It promoted the idea of a social contract

What was the role of George Washington during the American Revolution?

• He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence

• He was the President of the Continental Congress

• He was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army

• He was the ambassador to France

What was the significance of Baron von Steuben?

• He was a French ally

• He trained the Continental Army

• He was a British spy

• He wrote the Declaration of Independence

What was the significance of Marquis de LaFayette?

• He was a British general

• He was a French ally who provided military support

• He was a Spanish diplomat

• He was a German mercenary

What was the significance of Valley Forge?

• It was the site of the first battle of the American Revolution

• It was the winter camp where the Continental Army was trained

• It was the location of the signing of the Declaration of Independence

• It was the final battle of the American Revolution