Declaration of Independence Scavenger Hunt
(click on the Scavenger Hunt button above to find answers to the questions below)
1) Name the original thirteen American Colonies:
2) What was King George III's birth date and how old was he when he died?
3) Which of America's "founding fathers" was chosen to draft the original Declaration of Independence?
4) Go to the "preamble" in the "Annotated text of the Declaration" and discuss what the term "unalienable Rights" means. What is the difference between "natural" and "legal" rights?
5) According to the preamble to the Declaration of Independence what are the three "unalienable Rights" given to all men by their creator?
6) Where would you go to see the original signed version of The Declaration of Independence?
7) Go to the "Annotated text of the Declaration" and find three reasons, or "Indictments" listed in the document for why the Colonists felt they were being treated unfairly by the King of England.
8) Name three signers of the Declaration who lived in Massachusetts.
9) Who was the President of Continental Congress when the Declaration of Independence was signed and whose large flamboyant signature is considered the most famous signature on the document?
10) Under the section "Publication and Reaction" find where and when General George Washington read the Declaration of Independence to his troops.
Bonus Question: Which signer of the Declaration (unlike Thomas Jefferson) freed his slave believing he could not fight for liberty and own a slave.
(click on the Scavenger Hunt button above to find answers to the questions below)
1) Name the original thirteen American Colonies:
2) What was King George III's birth date and how old was he when he died?
3) Which of America's "founding fathers" was chosen to draft the original Declaration of Independence?
4) Go to the "preamble" in the "Annotated text of the Declaration" and discuss what the term "unalienable Rights" means. What is the difference between "natural" and "legal" rights?
5) According to the preamble to the Declaration of Independence what are the three "unalienable Rights" given to all men by their creator?
6) Where would you go to see the original signed version of The Declaration of Independence?
7) Go to the "Annotated text of the Declaration" and find three reasons, or "Indictments" listed in the document for why the Colonists felt they were being treated unfairly by the King of England.
8) Name three signers of the Declaration who lived in Massachusetts.
9) Who was the President of Continental Congress when the Declaration of Independence was signed and whose large flamboyant signature is considered the most famous signature on the document?
10) Under the section "Publication and Reaction" find where and when General George Washington read the Declaration of Independence to his troops.
Bonus Question: Which signer of the Declaration (unlike Thomas Jefferson) freed his slave believing he could not fight for liberty and own a slave.