Independence Day History Quiz: July 2, July 4 and August 2

Take a 10-question quiz on Jefferson, the Committee of Five, the Lee Resolution, Dunlap broadsides and signing dates.

Choose one answer per question. There’s no timer. You can skip a question; unanswered questions count as incorrect.

QUESTION 01On which date did Congress adopt the text of the Declaration of Independence?

July 4, 1776July 2, 1776August 2, 1776January 1, 1789

QUESTION 02On which date did Congress vote for independence under the Lee Resolution?

July 4, 1789August 2, 1776December 25, 1775July 2, 1776

QUESTION 03Who was the principal drafter of the Declaration of Independence?

George WashingtonAlexander HamiltonThomas JeffersonJames Madison

QUESTION 04How many people served on the committee tasked with drafting the Declaration?

TwoFiveThirteenFifty-six

QUESTION 05Which printer produced early printed copies of the adopted Declaration?

John DunlapBenjamin BannekerNoah WebsterPaul Revere

QUESTION 06When did delegates begin signing the engrossed parchment copy?

July 2, 1776June 11, 1776March 4, 1789August 2, 1776

QUESTION 07How many delegates eventually signed the Declaration?

ThirteenFiveFifty-sixOne hundred

QUESTION 08Who introduced the resolution for independence considered in July 1776?

George IIIRichard Henry LeeAbraham LincolnJames Monroe

QUESTION 09Which colony initially did not vote for independence on July 2?

New YorkVirginiaMassachusettsPennsylvania

QUESTION 10Which document announced independence rather than establishing the later federal government?

United States ConstitutionBill of RightsNorthwest OrdinanceDeclaration of Independence

Keep your curiosity going.