Declaration of Independence Practice Quiz

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• 1774

• 1775

• 1776

• 1777

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

The Declaration of Independence drew inspiration from which Enlightenment philosopher?

• Voltaire

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The Declaration of Independence accused the British government of violating which rights of the American colonists?

• Natural rights

• Economic rights

• Social rights

• Political rights

The Declaration of Independence lists a series of grievances against which individual?

• Thomas Paine

• John Hancock

• Alexander Hamilton

• King George III

The Declaration of Independence argues that governments derive their just powers from:

• Divine right

• The consent of the governed

• Inherited privilege

• Military force

The Declaration of Independence claims that the British government had established:

• Tyranny

• An oligarchy

• A dictatorship

• A theocracy

The Declaration of Independence served as a justification for:

• The French Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The American Revolution

The Declaration of Independence is based on the idea that all individuals possess certain:

• Privileges

• Obligations

• Unalienable rights

• Social contracts

Which of the following is not mentioned as an unalienable right in the Declaration of Independence?

• Life

• Liberty

• Property

• Pursuit of Happiness