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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.Whose point of view does the Declaration present?
  • A.The colonists who wanted independence
  • B.The Loyalists who stayed loyal to Britain
  • C.The British king and Parliament
2.In 1776 Abigail Adams asked her husband to "Remember the Ladies." What did she want?
  • A.New laws that were more generous and favorable to women
  • B.A new king for the colonies
  • C.Women to stop writing letters
3.Where was the Declaration adopted?
  • A.London, in Parliament
  • B.Philadelphia, in the building now called Independence Hall
  • C.Boston, at Faneuil Hall
4.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
5.Jefferson wrote that all men are created equal. What contradiction did this show?
  • A.He did not want liberty for himself
  • B.He and many other signers enslaved people
  • C.He had never visited Philadelphia
6.Congress cut a passage from Jefferson's draft. What was it about?
  • A.Praising the king's taxes
  • B.Choosing a capital city
  • C.Blaming the king for the slave trade
7.At whom were the Declaration's harshest complaints aimed?
  • A.The king of France
  • B.King George III
  • C.George Washington
8.Why did delegates from some states object to that passage?
  • A.They wanted a longer list of rights
  • B.Their states depended on enslaved labor and the slave trade
  • C.They thought the draft was too short

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Answer key — Writing the Declaration

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The colonists who wanted independence
  2. 2.New laws that were more generous and favorable to women
  3. 3.Philadelphia, in the building now called Independence Hall
  4. 4.John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
  5. 5.He and many other signers enslaved people
  6. 6.Blaming the king for the slave trade
  7. 7.King George III
  8. 8.Their states depended on enslaved labor and the slave trade

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