Form 10: The Signers and Their Sacrifices Exercise

Form 10: The Signers and Their Sacrifices

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Form 10: The Signers and Their Sacrifices

Look at the individuals who signed the Declaration of Independence and the personal risks they undertook.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    How many delegates ultimately signed the Declaration of Independence?

  2. MultiChoice

    Which famous signer wrote his signature extraordinarily large in the center?

  3. MultiChoice

    What popular legend explains why John Hancock signed his name so prominently?

  4. MultiChoice

    Under British law, what crime were the signers committing by declaring independence?

  5. MultiChoice

    On what date did most delegates actually sign the official engrossed parchment copy?

  6. MultiChoice

    What three things did the signers pledge to each other at the end of the Declaration?

  7. MultiChoice

    Who was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence at age 26?

  8. MultiChoice

    Which signer was the only Roman Catholic delegate to sign the Declaration?

  9. MultiChoice

    What personal hardship did several signers face during the Revolutionary War?

  10. MultiChoice

    Which signer was a minister and president of the College of New Jersey (Princeton)?

  11. MultiChoice

    Which prominent doctor signed the Declaration and was known as the 'Father of American Psychiatry'?

  12. MultiChoice

    How were the signers' signatures organized geographically on the document?