Q 01/05

In what year did the Second Continental Congress adopt the Declaration of Independence?

A) 1776

B) 1777

C) 1781

D) 1783

Answer · why

A) 1776

The vote for independence itself came on July 2; John Adams predicted that day would be the great national holiday.

Q 02/05

In which building was the Declaration adopted?

A) Carpenters' Hall

B) Faneuil Hall

C) Pennsylvania State House

D) Federal Hall

Answer · why

C) Pennsylvania State House

It was later renamed Independence Hall.

Q 03/05

Who wrote the original draft of the Declaration?

A) John Adams

B) Thomas Jefferson

C) Benjamin Franklin

D) Roger Sherman

Answer · why

B) Thomas Jefferson

Adams persuaded the committee to give Jefferson the job and promised to consult with him personally.

Q 04/05

How many members were on the committee appointed on June 11, 1776 to draft the Declaration?

A) Three

B) Seven

C) Thirteen

D) Five

Answer · why

D) Five

Adams, Franklin, Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston and Roger Sherman.

Q 05/05

Which Committee of Five member represented New York?

A) Roger Sherman

B) John Adams

C) Benjamin Franklin

D) Robert R. Livingston

Answer · why

D) Robert R. Livingston

Sherman was from Connecticut, Adams from Massachusetts, Franklin from Pennsylvania and Jefferson from Virginia.