Declaration of Independence quiz 1

Declaration of Independence has how many parts?

4

How many people signed the Declaration of Independence

56

Name the three rights that all people should have

Life Liberty Pursuit of happiness

The fourth part of the Declaration of Independence states that the 13 colonies are

Free and independent states

The third and longest part of the Declaration was complaints against the

Grievances and parliament

The first part is called the

Preamble

Who appointed the committee of men to write the Declaration of Independence

Second Continental Congress

Write two interesting facts from the video

Two signers of the Declaration of Independence would become president

The preamble tells what?

Why the Declaration was written

Write down one "fun fact" about the Declaration

You can see the Declaration of Independence at the National archives in Washington D.C.

Which state chose not to vote on accepting the Declaration of Independence

New York

The second part of the Declaration of Independence lists

The rights of all people

Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

Name the first five men who wrote the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson John Adams Benjamin Franklin Robert Livingston Roger Sherman

What's was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence

To explain to foreign nations why the colonies had chosen to separate themselves from Great Britain