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Who was Benjamin Franklin, and what did he do to help the Declaration of Independence?
He was an editor and diplomat of the Declaration of Independence meaning he was appointed by the government to represent their country in foreign affairs.
When do we celebrate the fourth of July?
July 4!
True or False: Copies of the Declaration of Independence are worth millions of dollars.
True: Copies of the Declaration of the Independence were worth a million, possibly more!
Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
It was signed in the Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
What did Thomas Jefferson do for the Declaration of Independence?
he was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
True or False: Benjamin Franklin was the oldest person to sign the Declaration of independence at 70 years old.
True: He was 70 years old, the oldest person.
Where did the second continental Congress meet?
Pennsylvania State house
What did John Adams do for the Dec. of Independence?
He hired people to help with it, and led debates about it
True or False: The Declaration of Independence was really signed on July 4th.
False: It was signed on August 2nd, 1776
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Boston
What did Robert Sherman do for the Declaration of Independence?
True or False: John Hancock and Charles Thompson are the only two people who signed it July 4th.
True: 2 people signed it on July 4th, and those people were John Hancock and Charles Thompson.
Thomas Jefferson rented the second floor and drafted the original text of the Declaration in June 1776. Where was it?
Declaration house: PA
Who was buried at the cemetery site in Rahway, 10 minutes away? They're one of the declaration signers from New Jersey.
Abraham Clark.
True or False: Even though they signed the Declaration of Independence, were they technically born in the U.S?
True: Since the nation did not exist, nobody who signed the declaration were technically not born in the U.S.A.