Writing the Declaration of Independence
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
On what day did the Continental Congress approve the Declaration of Independence?
July 4, 1776
We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are ____________ _______________.
created equal
Southern delegates opposed what subject being mentioned in the Declaration of Independence?
Slavery
Who signed their name is large letters on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are _______, ______, and the pursuit of ______________.
Life, Liberty, and Happiness
How long did it take to write the Declaration of Independence?
A week
Who said, "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately"?
Benjamin Franklin
That to secure these rights, _______________ are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
Governments
How many men were on the committee to create the Declaration of Independence?
5
A crowd in what city cheered in public when the Declaration of Independence was read to them?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or _____________ it, and to institute new government...
Abolish
How old was the writer of the Declaration of Independence?
33
What was melted down to make bullets after the Declaration of Independence?
A statue of King George III
We solemnly publish and declare, that these united colonies are, and of right to be free and __________________ states.
Independent