Declaration of Independence Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Declaration of Independence? Put your knowledge to
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Q. When was the Declaration of Independence signed by (almost) all of the delegates of the Continental Congress?
August 2, 1776
July 4, 1776
July 4, 1789
April 12, 1865
Q. How many people died in the Boston Massacre?
7
156
5
72
Q. What was considered the final Coercive or Intolerable Act, in 1774?
The Quebec Act, which allowed the Quebec province freedom to remain Catholic and retain their judicial system.
The Port Act, which closed Boston's port to commerce.
The Tea Act, which gave the East India Company effectively a monopoly on the tea trade in America.
The Gold Act, which provided funding for gold mining in the Appalachian Mountains, but only to people who had been born in Britain.
Q. Who did the "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" help save from arrest by British soldiers?
Samuel Adams and John Hancock
George Washington and John Adams
Benjamin Franklin and John Hancock
Peregrine Took and Meriadoc Brandybuck
Q. Which text helped turn public opinion towards supporting the move to declare independence in the months before the Declaration was written?
Common Sense, by Thomas Paine
Second Treatise on Government, by John Locke
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Persuasion, by Jane Austen