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The Declaration of Independence is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the audience and purposes of the Declaration, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.11.3-5. It prints 5 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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The Declaration of Independence

D2.His.11.3-5

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Read the source and answer the questions, then circle the right answers.

1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

The Declaration of Independence: The Opening

The opening of the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, and drafted mainly by Thomas Jefferson. When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

  1. 1. What does this opening not tell you yet?
  2. 2. Whose opinions does the opening say the writers respect?
  3. 3. Who adopted the Declaration, and where?
  4. 4. What is the "one people" in the opening preparing to do?
2.Why did the Declaration's idea of equality matter to later reformers?
  • A.They used it to choose a king
  • B.They used it to keep things the same
  • C.They used it to argue for ending slavery and for women's rights
3.What was the main purpose of the Declaration?
  • A.To announce and explain the colonies' break from Britain
  • B.To set up the three branches of government
  • C.To end a war with France
4.Which statement about the Declaration is true?
  • A.It declared the thirteen colonies free and independent states
  • B.It made George Washington king
  • C.It ended the Revolutionary War at once
5.What does "unalienable" mean?
  • A.Given by the king
  • B.Cannot be taken away or given up
  • C.Written in a law book

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Answer key — The Declaration of Independence

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  1. 1.1. It does not yet name the causes which impel them to the separation. 2. The opinions of mankind, people everywhere. 3. The Second Continental Congress, in Philadelphia. 4. Separate from another people and take an equal station of their own.
  2. 2.They used it to argue for ending slavery and for women's rights
  3. 3.To announce and explain the colonies' break from Britain
  4. 4.It declared the thirteen colonies free and independent states
  5. 5.Cannot be taken away or given up

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.11.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.