Aye answer these __ 5. In June, 1776, who proposed a resolution for independence?
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Richard Henry Lee
C. John Hancock
D. Thomas Jefferson

6. Who was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence?
A. John Hancock
B. Thomas Paine
C. Patrick Henry
D. Thomas Jefferson

7. When did the Second Continental Congress approve the Declaration of Independence?
A. January 1776
B. May 1776
C. July 1776
D. March 1776

8. The Declaration of Independence ends by _?_.
A. listing the grievances against the king and Parliament
B. stating that people should explain their reasons for forming a new
government
C. declaring America to be a new nation
D. listing the rights of the colonists