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1.	What year was the Declaration of Independence drafted?
a.		1774
b.		1775
c.		1776
d.		1777
2.	Where is the Declaration of Independence stored as of early 2007?
a.		The White House
b.		The National Archives
c.		The Senate
d.		The Library of Congress
3.	What day of the year was the printed Declaration of Independence signed?
a.		July 2
b.		July 4
c.		August 2
d.		August 4
4.	The original handwritten draft of the Declaration still survives as of 2007.
a.		True
b.		False
5.	Who among the following helped write the original draft of the Declaration?
a.		George Washington
b.		Thomas Jefferson
c.		John Hancock
d.		John Quincy Adams
6.	Who printed the engrossed copy of the Declaration which was signed by the delegates of the Second Continental Congress?
a.		Mary Katharine Goddard
b.		John Dunlap
c.		Betsy Ross
d.		William J. Stone
7.	The Declaration of Independence marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War.
a.		True
b.		False
8.	Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?
a.		Thomas Jefferson
b.		Edward Rutledge
c.		John Adams
d.		John Hancock
9.	Which part of the Declaration are American schoolchildren required to memorize?
a.		The Introduction
b.		The Preamble
c.		The Indictment
d.		The Denunciation
10.	Who was the oldest signer of the Declaration, at age 70?
a.		Edward Rutledge
b.		John Hancock
c.		George Washington
d.		Benjamin Franklin
11.	The original draft of the Declaration contained a denunciation of slavery, later edited out by the Congress.
a.		True
b.		False
12.	Parts of the Declaration which were seen as directly critical of the English people were edited out by the Congress.
a.		True
b.		False
13.	What are the five parts of the Declaration of Independence?
a.		Introduction, Declaration of Rights, List of Grievances, Resolution of Independence by the United States, Signatures
b.		Introduction, Declaration of Rights, List of Grievances, Resolution of Independence, Signature
c.		Preamble, Declaration of Rights, List of Grievances, Resolution of Independence by the United States, Signature
d.		Preamble, Declaration of Natural Rights, List of Grievances, Resolution of Independence by the United States, Signature
14.	What number of the 27 grievance was the "taxation without representation" listed?
a.		number 1
b.		number 17
c.		number 8
d.		number 2
15.	When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
a.		1454
b.		1549
c.		1776
d.		1997
16.	Of the first thirteen states which was the first to sign the bill?
a.		maine
b.		rhode island
c.		delaware
d.		south carolina
17.	What was written on the back of "Declaration of Independence"?
a.		A invisible map
b.		Original Declaration of Independence
c.		Latin phrases
d.		God bless America
18.	Where was George Washington during the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
a.		Boston
b.		Jamestown
c.		Philidelphia
d.		New York

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By: fatuma on Aug 23, 2008

the declaration of independence is contained by three parts one is the preamble,the second one is the natural rights,and the last part is the british wrongs.this document was written because congress wanted to spell out why they wanted to separate from great britian.they also wanted other countries and future citizens to know why their country separated from britian.

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