History The Declaration of Independence MCQ Test 1

1. Who was appointed as the main printer of the Declaration of Independence?

2. Who was the main printer of the first copies of the Declaration of Independence?

3. Which city was the Declaration of Independence formally signed?

4. What did the Proclamation of 1763 prohibit?

5. What was the primary occupation of the most signers of the Declaration?

6. How many delegates signed the Declaration of Independence?

7. Which of these was NOT a grievance listed in the Declaration of Independence?

8. Which year was the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Continental Congress?

9. Who was the principal drafter of the Articles of Confederation?

10. Which state was the first to instruct its delegates to propose independence?

11. Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?

12. Who is believed to have said, 'Give me liberty, or give me death'?

13. Who wrote the influential 'Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania'?

14. Which state was the first to vote for independence?

15. Which state did not immediately ratify the Bill of Rights?

16. What was the estimated population of the 13 colonies at the time of the Declaration's signing?

17. How many grievances against King George III are listed in the Declaration of Independence?

18. Who was the primary author of the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776?

19. Who proposed the Virginia Plan at the Constitutional Convention?

20. What was the primary purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?

21. Who famously said, 'I regret that I have but one life to give for my country'?

22. Which document preceded the Declaration of Independence and advocated colonial rights?

23. Which state's delegates were split on the vote for independence?

24. Who was the commander of the British forces during the Battle of Bunker Hill?

25. Who was the youngest signer of the Declaration?

26. Who was the President of the Second Continental Congress?

27. How many colonial representatives were present at the Second Continental Congress when the Declaration of Independence was adopted?

28. What was the original color of the Liberty Bell?

29. Which state was the last to ratify the U.S. Constitution?

30. Which clause in the Declaration of Independence was edited to remove a reference to the slave trade?

31. Who was the President of the Continental Congress when the Declaration of Independence was adopted?

32. Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?

33. Which state did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress?

34. Who was the King of Great Britain when the Declaration of Independence was signed?

35. Who was the only person to serve as both President of the United States and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

36. Who was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence?

37. Which state did not send any delegates to the Second Continental Congress?

38. Who served as the President of the Second Continental Congress when the Declaration of Independence was adopted?

39. Who was the oldest signer of the Declaration?

40. How many total copies of the Declaration of Independence were initially printed?

41. Which Founding Father refused to sign the Declaration of Independence?

42. Who is often referred to as the 'Father of the Constitution'?

43. Who was the King of Great Britain during the American Revolution?

44. Which individual was known as the 'Voice of the Revolution'?

45. Which of these was NOT one of the original 13 colonies?

46. Which state did not have its delegates present when the Declaration was adopted?

47. Which philosopher's ideas influenced the preamble of the Declaration of Independence?

48. Who was the only clergyman to sign the Declaration?

49. Which individual was absent from the signing of the Declaration of Independence but later signed it?

50. Which signer of the Declaration died on the day the Declaration was adopted?