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Writing the Declaration is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how the writers' views shaped the Declaration of Independence, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.6.3-5. It prints 8 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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Writing the Declaration

D2.His.6.3-5

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1.How would a Loyalist in 1776 most likely see the Declaration?
  • A.As the best news of the year
  • B.As a new school rule
  • C.As rebellion against the rightful king
2.Why did delegates from some states object to that passage?
  • A.Their states depended on enslaved labor and the slave trade
  • B.They wanted a longer list of rights
  • C.They thought the draft was too short
3.Where was the Declaration adopted?
  • A.Boston, at Faneuil Hall
  • B.London, in Parliament
  • C.Philadelphia, in the building now called Independence Hall
4.Whose point of view does the Declaration present?
  • A.The Loyalists who stayed loyal to Britain
  • B.The British king and Parliament
  • C.The colonists who wanted independence
5.In 1776 Abigail Adams asked her husband to "Remember the Ladies." What did she want?
  • A.Women to stop writing letters
  • B.New laws that were more generous and favorable to women
  • C.A new king for the colonies
6.Which two committee members suggested changes to Jefferson's draft?
  • A.King George III and Lord North
  • B.John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
  • C.George Washington and Paul Revere
7.At whom were the Declaration's harshest complaints aimed?
  • A.King George III
  • B.George Washington
  • C.The king of France
8.Whom did Congress ask to prepare the Declaration?
  • A.The Continental Army's officers
  • B.The king's council
  • C.A committee of five members

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Answer key — Writing the Declaration

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  1. 1.As rebellion against the rightful king
  2. 2.Their states depended on enslaved labor and the slave trade
  3. 3.Philadelphia, in the building now called Independence Hall
  4. 4.The colonists who wanted independence
  5. 5.New laws that were more generous and favorable to women
  6. 6.John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
  7. 7.King George III
  8. 8.A committee of five members

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.