Studies Weekly 16

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• John Hancock

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Samuel Adams

The three rights in the Declaration of Independence are life, liberty, and the pursuit of ____.

• money

• sadness

• happiness

• work

What does part 2 of the Declaration of Independence state?

• governments are created to protect the unalienable rights

• governments are created to enforce the laws

• governments have no purpose

• government is only to manage money

The Declaration of Independence lists 27 grievances against whom?

• Governor Hutchinson

• Benedict Arnold

• George Washington

• King George

The conclusion of the Declaration of Independence explains what must be done about these grievances.

• True

• False

Who was the first to sign the Declaration?

• John Hancock

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• King George

Who was NOT on the Committee of Five to write the Declaration?

• Roger Sherman

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

Which nation sided with the colonial army when conflict with Britain began?

• Cherokee

• Choctaw

• Oneida

• Iroquois

Why did the Quakers not support the colonial claims of taxation without representation once the revolutionary war broke out?

• they changed their minds

• they were scared of the British

• they did not care anymore

• they did not believe in violence

By what age was Andrew Jackson a Patriot, soldier, a British prisoner of war, and an orphan?

• 14

• 24

• 28

• 30