DOI Anticipatory Activity: Are you smarter than a 5th Grader?

Who was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence?

T/F (5 seconds) The Declaration lists complaints against the king of Britain.

Which country did the American colonies declare independence from?

What slave owner objected to leaving out of the Declaration of Independence a criticism of British slave trade?

5 seconds: According to the Declaration, all men are created…

How many men who had served as U.S. president died on the Fourth of July?

In what year did the U.S. Congress declare the Fourth of July a national holiday?

Which famous phrase is in the Declaration?

What is the reason for the Fourth of July holiday? To celebrate

T/F (5 seconds) The Declaration was written after the Revolutionary War ended.

What is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

Fill in the blanks: "among these [rights given to people by God] are ____, ____, and the pursuit of ____"

T/F (5 seconds) George Washington signed the Declaration of Independence.

According to the Declaration of Independence, what is a government's main business?

Which King does the Declaration of Independence refer to?

On what day in 1776 did the Continental Congress FIRST vote for independence?

The Declaration says that people have the right to choose their leaders.

Independence Day was first celebrated in what city?

T/F (5 seconds) The Liberty Bell rang when the Declaration was first read aloud.