Fill In Sentences:
Declaration of Independence
INSTRUCTIONS:
Fill in each blank box with the word from the above list that best completes the sentence.
allegiance
documents
commemorate
established
ethnic
superstition
policies
mutually
repealed
delegates
previously
rebellious
efficient
exhausted
emigrated
1. Benjamin Franklin and George Washington are two of the signers of the Constitution who had signed the Declaration of Independence.
2. Believing that walking under ladders will bring bad luck is a .
3. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are two of the on display at the National Archives.
4. In the 1680s William Penn Pennsylvania as a colony that guaranteed religious freedom.
5. My grandparents from Japan to live in the United States sixty years ago.
6. During the American Revolution, some colonists were loyalists who continued to give their to the British government.
7. Georgia did not send to the First Continental Congress, but the colony did send representatives to the Second Continental Congress.
8. The two nations agreed to try to solve shared problems.
9. The Stamp Act was , but other laws that taxed colonists remained in effect.
10. In 2026, Americans will the Declaration of Independence on its 250th anniversary.
11. Colonists claimed that British forced colonists to pay taxes without representation.
12. The runner was tired but happy that she had completed the marathon.
13. Because of the British use of military power, some colonists who had been loyal to Britain became .
14. The United States has a diverse population, with people from many groups.
15. Modern equipment has helped workers become more productive and .
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Definition Matching:
Declaration of Independence
INSTRUCTIONS:
For each vocabulary word in the left column, locate its definition in the right column.
Type the number of the correct definition in the blank before the word.
superstition
1. earlier; before
rebellious
2. a belief based on fear or mistaken ideas
policy
3. an official paper giving proof of facts or information
previously
4. to set up to last for a long time
repeal
5. to leave one place to live in another
allegiance
6. loyalty especially of a citizen to one’s country and government
document
7. representative; someone given authority to act for others
ethnic
8. in a shared manner; of each toward the other
emigrate
9. to take back; to do away with
mutually
10. to honor the memory of; to celebrate
establish
11. way of managing; plan of action
efficient
12. very tired; worn out
exhausted
13. going against authority; acting like a rebel
commemorate
14. having to do with cultural groups and their characteristics
delegate
15. productive with little waste
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Crossword:
Declaration of Independence
Words
EFFICIENT
ESTABLISH
REBELLIOUS
EMIGRATE
MUTUALLY
POLICY
DOCUMENT
ETHNIC
REPEAL
EXHAUSTED
DELEGATE
PREVIOUSLY
ALLEGIANCE
SUPERSTITION
COMMEMORATE
14
9
12
3
8
11
5
13
6
7
1
4
15
10
2
Across
2. to honor the memory of; to celebrate
5. going against authority; acting like a rebel
7. to set up to last for a long time
10. representative; someone given authority to act for others
12. in a shared manner; of each toward the other
13. having to do with cultural groups and their characteristics
Down
1. a belief based on fear or mistaken ideas
3. loyalty especially of a citizen to one’s country and government
4. earlier; before
6. productive with little waste
8. very tired; worn out
9. an official paper giving proof of facts or information
11. to leave one place to live in another
14. way of managing; plan of action
15. to take back; to do away with
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It’s hard to believe that just over a thousand words could change world history, but one document—only 1,337 words long—holds ideas more powerful than dynamite. This document’s ideas shook up the mighty British Empire. It launched a new nation. And it is still greatly admired today. What is this document? The Declaration of Independence, of course. For kids, this all important unit will bring you back to this defining time in American history.
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