Declaration of Independence
It was adopted on July 4, 1776. This topic is part of U.S. History within History. This page currently draws on 14 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
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The Declaration of Independence was adopted in what year?
Answer: 1776
Bonus fact: It was adopted on July 4, 1776.
What phrase in the Declaration states that all men are created what?
Answer: Equal
Bonus fact: The phrase became central to later arguments for civil rights.
Who read Vietnam's Declaration of Independence?
Answer: Ho Chi Minh
Bonus fact: The declaration was issued on September 2, 1945.
Who was the official printer to Congress who produced the first broadside copies of the Declaration of Independence?
Answer: John Dunlap
Bonus fact: John Dunlap worked through the night to print the first broadside copies of the Declaration after its adoption.
Who is the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
Bonus fact: Jefferson drafted the Declaration before Congress revised and adopted it.
The U.S. Declaration of Independence is dated July 4 of what year?
Answer: 1776
Bonus fact: The Declaration announced that the thirteen united States were free and independent states.
On what date did the Continental Congress adopt the Declaration of Independence?
Answer: July 4, 1776
Bonus fact: Delegates began signing the engrossed parchment copy on August 2, 1776.
Which member of the Declaration of Independence's Committee of Five never signed the Declaration?
Answer: Robert R. Livingston
Bonus fact: Robert R. Livingston was one of the five members of the committee appointed to draft the Declaration of Independence.
Which date is celebrated as Independence Day in the United States?
Answer: July 4
Bonus fact: The Declaration of Independence was adopted July 4, 1776.
Which document announced that the thirteen American colonies were independent from Great Britain?
Answer: Declaration of Independence
Bonus fact: The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
How did King George III respond to the Olive Branch Petition?
Answer: He rejected the reconciliation effort and treated the colonies as being in rebellion
Bonus fact: Soon afterward, the conflict moved further toward full independence, culminating in the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
What 1776 document declared American independence?
Answer: Declaration of Independence
Bonus fact: The Continental Congress adopted it on July 4, 1776.