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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.Why was signing the Declaration dangerous for the signers?
  • A.It made them pay a new tax
  • B.It forced them to leave America
  • C.Britain could treat them as traitors
2.How would a Loyalist in 1776 most likely see the Declaration?
  • A.As a new school rule
  • B.As the best news of the year
  • C.As rebellion against the rightful king
3.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
4.Whom did Congress ask to prepare the Declaration?
  • A.A committee of five members
  • B.The Continental Army's officers
  • C.The king's council
5.On what day did Congress vote for independence, two days before adopting the Declaration?
  • A.July 2, 1776
  • B.September 17, 1787
  • C.December 25, 1776
6.Why did delegates from some states object to that passage?
  • A.They wanted a longer list of rights
  • B.They thought the draft was too short
  • C.Their states depended on enslaved labor and the slave trade
7.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
8.Where was the Declaration adopted?
  • A.Philadelphia, in the building now called Independence Hall
  • B.Boston, at Faneuil Hall
  • C.London, in Parliament

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Answer key — Writing the Declaration

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  1. 1.Britain could treat them as traitors
  2. 2.As rebellion against the rightful king
  3. 3.The colonists who wanted independence
  4. 4.A committee of five members
  5. 5.July 2, 1776
  6. 6.Their states depended on enslaved labor and the slave trade
  7. 7.New laws that were more generous and favorable to women
  8. 8.Philadelphia, in the building now called Independence Hall

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