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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.New laws that were more generous and favorable to women
  • C.Women to stop writing letters
2.Where was the Declaration adopted?
  • A.Philadelphia, in the building now called Independence Hall
  • B.Boston, at Faneuil Hall
  • C.London, in Parliament
3.At whom were the Declaration's harshest complaints aimed?
  • A.King George III
  • B.The king of France
  • C.George Washington
4.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
5.Which two committee members suggested changes to Jefferson's draft?
  • A.George Washington and Paul Revere
  • B.King George III and Lord North
  • C.John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
6.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
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.September 17, 1787
  • B.July 2, 1776
  • C.December 25, 1776

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Answer key — Writing the Declaration

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.New laws that were more generous and favorable to women
  2. 2.Philadelphia, in the building now called Independence Hall
  3. 3.King George III
  4. 4.The colonists who wanted independence
  5. 5.John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
  6. 6.A committee of five members
  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.