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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.In 1776 Abigail Adams asked her husband to "Remember the Ladies." What did she want?
  • A.Women to stop writing letters
  • B.A new king for the colonies
  • C.New laws that were more generous and favorable to women
2.Whose point of view does the Declaration present?
  • A.The Loyalists who stayed loyal to Britain
  • B.The colonists who wanted independence
  • C.The British king and Parliament
3.At whom were the Declaration's harshest complaints aimed?
  • A.The king of France
  • B.King George III
  • C.George Washington
4.How would a Loyalist in 1776 most likely see the Declaration?
  • A.As rebellion against the rightful king
  • B.As the best news of the year
  • C.As a new school rule
5.Whom did Congress ask to prepare the Declaration?
  • A.The Continental Army's officers
  • B.A committee of five members
  • C.The king's council
6.Why was signing the Declaration dangerous for the signers?
  • A.Britain could treat them as traitors
  • B.It made them pay a new tax
  • C.It forced them to leave America
7.Who wrote most of the first draft of the Declaration?
  • A.Thomas Jefferson
  • B.George Washington
  • C.King George III
8.On what day did Congress vote for independence, two days before adopting the Declaration?
  • A.December 25, 1776
  • B.July 2, 1776
  • C.September 17, 1787

LessonPrint · D2.His.6.3-5 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Writing the Declaration

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.New laws that were more generous and favorable to women
  2. 2.The colonists who wanted independence
  3. 3.King George III
  4. 4.As rebellion against the rightful king
  5. 5.A committee of five members
  6. 6.Britain could treat them as traitors
  7. 7.Thomas Jefferson
  8. 8.July 2, 1776

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