History The Declaration of Independence MCQ Test 3

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

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

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

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

5. Who was the primary author of the influential pamphlet 'Common Sense'?

6. Which colony did not send any delegates to the Continental Congress?

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

8. Which president died on the same day as the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence?

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

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

11. Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution?

12. Which document established the principle of 'no taxation without representation'?

13. What did the Proclamation of 1763 prohibit?

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

15. Which state had the fewest signers of the Declaration?

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

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

18. Which state had the most signers of the Declaration?

19. Which state abstained from voting on the Lee Resolution for Independence?

20. Which state's delegation was split on the vote for independence?

21. Which state was the first to establish a government independent of British rule?

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

23. Which treaty officially ended the American Revolution?

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

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

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

27. Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?

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

29. Which state was the last to ratify the Declaration of Independence?

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