Watch the movie "Declaring Independence" to learn about the writing of the Declaration of Independence, the document that formed our new nation. Click on the picture to begin. After watching the movie, click on the back button to come back to this page.  Then answer the questions below.

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1.  From what country did the colonies wish break away ?

2.  What congressman from Virginia wrote the document declaring independence?

3.  How long did it take to write the document?

4.  What do we call the document that gave America its freedom?

5. What governing group adopted the document that declared America's independence?

6. On what date was the document made official?

 

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