Excerpted from Cornell Christianson's book "Holiday Skits & Contests" available on Amazon.
INDEPENDENCE DAY HISTORY QUIZ
July 4th is the official anniversary of United States Independence.
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What was the year of independence?
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1776.
What document declared our independence?
Declaration of Independence.
Who wrote it?
Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.
What country did we want independence from?
England.
Who was the king of England?
George III.
Who sounded the alarm: The British are coming!
Paul Revere.
Where were the first shots fired?
Concord, Massachusetts.
How many Colonies did America have?
13.
Do you know which 4 Colonies at first did not vote in favor of independence?
New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Delaware. Later, they did.
The vote for independence was actually on July 2, but July 4th is the date on the document and the day the document was read to the people of America.
Do you know why we wanted independence? There was growing unrest in the Colonies concerning the taxes that had to be paid to England. It was called "Taxation without Representation" The Colonists had no representation in the English Parliament and had no say in what went on.
What ever happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes burned, two lost their sons. Nine fought in the war and died.
They didn’t fight the British, they were British citizens at the time, they fought their own government. They were men of wealth and education, who had security but they valued liberty more.
