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United States Declaration of Independence - Test
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  • 1. When was the United States Declaration of Independence adopted?
A) September 2, 1776
B) August 15, 1776
C) July 4, 1776
D) June 1, 1776
  • 2. Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) George Washington
D) John Adams
  • 3. How many people signed the Declaration of Independence?
A) 56
B) 75
C) 23
D) 39
  • 4. Who was the President of the Continental Congress when the Declaration of Independence was adopted?
A) Benjamin Franklin
B) John Hancock
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) George Washington
  • 5. Which country provided diplomatic support to the American colonies during the Revolutionary War?
A) Russia
B) France
C) Spain
D) Germany
  • 6. What is the opening phrase of the Declaration of Independence?
A) Four score and seven years ago
B) In the beginning
C) When in the Course of human events
D) We the People of the United States
  • 7. Which British philosopher's ideas influenced the Declaration of Independence?
A) Thomas Hobbes
B) Adam Smith
C) Karl Marx
D) John Locke
  • 8. Who was the king of Great Britain when the Declaration of Independence was adopted?
A) George III
B) William III
C) George II
D) James II
  • 9. Who was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence?
A) Samuel Adams
B) John Adams
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) Thomas Jefferson
  • 10. What was the original title of the Declaration of Independence?
A) The Liberty Manifesto
B) The Independence Proclamation
C) A Declaration by the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress Assembled
D) The Freedom Document
  • 11. Which state was the last to formally approve the Declaration of Independence?
A) Delaware
B) New Jersey
C) New York
D) Connecticut
  • 12. In what city was the Declaration of Independence signed?
A) Philadelphia
B) Charleston
C) New York City
D) Boston
  • 13. Which country was a major obstacle to American independence during the Revolutionary War?
A) Germany
B) France
C) Great Britain
D) Spain
  • 14. Who famously wrote 'Give me liberty or give me death,' but did not sign the Declaration of Independence?
A) Samuel Adams
B) Thomas Paine
C) George Washington
D) Patrick Henry
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