Independence Day Quiz: Do you know your history?

The document written to declare freedom from British rule and adopted on July 4th was called

The Independence Document

The Declaration of Freedom

The Constitution

The Declaration of Independence

How many colonies had representatives that signed the document from question 1?

13 colonies

50 colonies

12 colonies

8 colonies

Who wrote the majority of the document from question 1?

John Adams

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

John Hancock

The Continental Congress actually voted to become independent on which day?

August 20th, 1776

July 4th, 1775

July 3rd, 1771

July 2nd, 1776

The colonists wanted independence from Great Britain for what reason(s)? Choose all that apply.

They felt they were being unfairly taxed.

Great Britain was too far away to rule them.

They had no representation (right to vote) on British law.

The British took all of their tea.

Choose the state that was not one of the original 13 colonies.

Massachusetts

Alabama

North Carolina

Georgia

The war against Great Britain (1765-1783) through which the United States gained its Independence is known as...

The Great War

The Civil War

The American Revolt

The American Revolutionary War

Who was the British King in 1776 when the colonies declared independence?

King Henry III

King George III

King Charles VIII

King William

The document signed to declare freedom from British rule was actually...

A poem about freedom

Part of a book Thomas Jefferson wrote

A letter to the British King

A transcript of Abraham Lincoln's speech

How many men were chosen to contribute to writing the document from the last question?

Five Men

Two men

One man

Three men

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