Lesson 1: Declaration of Independence

Barbara Daley

Answer the questions below by clicking inside the radio button next to the correct answer. When you're finished, click the "submit" button. Your quiz will be graded right away.

  1. One idea contained in the Declaration of Independence is that a government gets its power from

    2. Your answer:
    the Congress
    the king
    the people
    the president

  2. When was the Declaration of Independence signed and approved?

    3. Your answer:
    July 4, 1789
    May 30, 1861
    July 4, 1492
    July 4, 1776

  3. Where was the Declaration of Independence discussed, debated, and approved?

    4. Your answer:
    Boston, Massachusetts
    Baltimore, Maryland
    Washington, D.C.
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  4. Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

    5. Your answer:
    James Madison
    Thomas Jefferson
    George Washingon
    Benjamin Franklin

  5. The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to

    6. Your answer:
    create a new holiday.
    ask England to treat the American colonies more fairly.
    set up a new form of government in the colonies.
    declare that the colonists in America wanted to be free of England and explain why

QuizCenter © 2000. This quiz was generated at Quiz Center on DiscoverySchool.com. All rights reserved.