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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.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
3.Jefferson wrote that all men are created equal. What contradiction did this show?
  • A.He and many other signers enslaved people
  • B.He did not want liberty for himself
  • C.He had never visited Philadelphia
4.Why did delegates from some states object to that passage?
  • A.Their states depended on enslaved labor and the slave trade
  • B.They thought the draft was too short
  • C.They wanted a longer list of rights
5.Congress cut a passage from Jefferson's draft. What was it about?
  • A.Praising the king's taxes
  • B.Blaming the king for the slave trade
  • C.Choosing a capital city
6.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
7.Where was the Declaration adopted?
  • A.London, in Parliament
  • B.Boston, at Faneuil Hall
  • C.Philadelphia, in the building now called Independence Hall
8.Who wrote most of the first draft of the Declaration?
  • A.King George III
  • B.Thomas Jefferson
  • C.George Washington

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Answer key — Writing the Declaration

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The colonists who wanted independence
  2. 2.A committee of five members
  3. 3.He and many other signers enslaved people
  4. 4.Their states depended on enslaved labor and the slave trade
  5. 5.Blaming the king for the slave trade
  6. 6.Britain could treat them as traitors
  7. 7.Philadelphia, in the building now called Independence Hall
  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.