
Declaration of Independence – Chapter 1

- How many people signed the Declaration of Independence?
- When was the Declaration ratified by Congress and when was it signed?
- How many grievances are listed in the Declaration?
- What were the issues [grievances] that led up to the point where Congress decided it was time to declare Independence?
- How many of the signers were born outside of the 13 colonies?
- Who was the youngest person to sign the Declaration?
- Who was the oldest person to sign the Declaration?
- Who was the last person that signed the Declaration?
- How many of the signers were ministers?
- What are the biblical roots of the Declaration of Independence?
- Was the country already at war with Britain at the time the Declaration was signed?
- Who was the Declaration designed for?
- How many members were assigned to write the Declaration? Who were they?
- What defines an American? The Declaration or the US Constitution?
- How many signers did not have formal college education?
- Who embossed the Declaration of Independence? (who actually penned the document you can find in the archives).
- Do we have unalienable or inalienable Rights?
- Did everyone who voted for the Declaration actually sign the document? Did everyone who signed the document vote for it?
- Was declaring Independence unanimous or were there also dissenters?
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