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The Declaration of Independence (week 4)
Contributed by: Webb
  • 1. Abigail Adams wrote a letter to John Adams about "Manly Sentiments in the Declaration" of Independence. Which statement in the Declaration of Independence was she perhaps talking about?
A) life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
B) We hold these truths to be self-evident...
C) powers from the consent of the governed.
D) governments are instituted among men...
  • 2. Thomas Jefferson used the Virginia Constitution and what other document as an example to create the Declaration of Independence?
A) Virginia Articles of Confederation
B) Virginia Magna Carta
C) Virginia Pledge of Allegiance
D) Virginia Declaration of Rights
  • 3. Abigail often wrote that which group should be included in the Declaration of Independence?
A) African Americans
B) American Indians
C) British Citizens
D) Women
  • 4. Why did the Founding Fathers agree to sign the Declaration of Independence?
A) They agreed it best outlined the type of government structure the people needed.
B) They were forced to sign it.
C) They were bound to support it with their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor.
D) There agreed it was safe for travel.
  • 5. Having a say in government is called
A) liberalism
B) sovereignty
C) politics
D) sagacity
  • 6. On what date did the delegates sign the Declaration of Independence?
A) July 16, 1776
B) June 4, 1776
C) July 4, 1776
D) June 16, 1776
  • 7. Who signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?
A) Sam Hancock
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) Abigail Adams
D) John Adams
  • 8. By King George III's view, all who signed the Declaration of Independence were____________.
A) loyalists
B) traitors
C) bandits
D) minutemen
  • 9. Thomas Jefferson was the __________ President of the United States.
A) third
B) second
C) first
D) fourth
  • 10. John Hancock signed his name very largely on the Declaration of Independence
A) because he wrote the Declaration of Independence.
B) so the king could read it without glasses.
C) so he could be famous.
D) because he made a mistake.
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