Declaration of Independence

Introduction

Declaration of Independence Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest

Directions: Click on the provided links to help you answer each question!

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1. Who appointed the committee of men to write the Declaration of Independence?

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2. Name the five men who wrote the Declaration of Independence:

  1. 1.___________________________________________________________ 

  2. 2. ___________________________________________________________

  3. 3. ___________________________________________________________ 

  4. 4. ___________________________________________________________ 

  5. 5. ___________________________________________________________

 

3. ___________________________ wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.

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  1. 4.What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  2. 5. ____________ people signed the Declaration of Independence. 

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  1. 6.Which state chose not to vote on accepting the Declaration of Independence?

__________________________________________________________________ 7. Write down one “Fun Fact” about the Declaration. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________Click Here to Answer Questions #8-14!

8. The Declaration of Independence has _________ parts.
9. The first part is called the __________________.
10. The Preamble tells _____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________. 11. The second part of the Declaration of Independence lists _______ __________________________________________________________________. 12. Name the three rights that all people should have.

  1. 1._____________________________________________

  2. 2. _____________________________________________

  3. 3. _____________________________________________

13. The third and longest part of the Declaration was complaints against the ______________________ and ___________________________.

14. The fourth part of the Declaration of Independence states that the 13 colonies are __________________________________________________.

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  1. 15.Write two interesting facts from the video.

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16. Use the above website to help fill out the timeline!