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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.A new king for the colonies
  • B.Women to stop writing letters
  • 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.Jefferson wrote that all men are created equal. What contradiction did this show?
  • A.He had never visited Philadelphia
  • B.He did not want liberty for himself
  • C.He and many other signers enslaved people
4.Where was the Declaration adopted?
  • A.London, in Parliament
  • B.Philadelphia, in the building now called Independence Hall
  • C.Boston, at Faneuil Hall
5.Whom did Congress ask to prepare the Declaration?
  • A.The king's council
  • B.The Continental Army's officers
  • C.A committee of five members
6.Congress cut a passage from Jefferson's draft. What was it about?
  • A.Choosing a capital city
  • B.Blaming the king for the slave trade
  • C.Praising the king's taxes
7.At whom were the Declaration's harshest complaints aimed?
  • A.The king of France
  • B.George Washington
  • C.King George III
8.Who wrote most of the first draft of the Declaration?
  • A.George Washington
  • B.King George III
  • C.Thomas Jefferson

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Answer key — Writing the Declaration

Set 16. 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.He and many other signers enslaved people
  4. 4.Philadelphia, in the building now called Independence Hall
  5. 5.A committee of five members
  6. 6.Blaming the king for the slave trade
  7. 7.King George III
  8. 8.Thomas Jefferson

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