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