MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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False
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True
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -If the King saw any version of the Declaration of Independence, it was most likely a broadside. We know that on July 8th, General Howe sent a Dunlap broadside to Lord George Germain, Secretary of State for the Colonies. That same day, Governor Tryon of New York sent a Holt broadside to Germain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although King George III was the principal target of the Declaration of Independence, he was never formally sent a copy and there is no actual evidence that he ever read it.
Detailed explanation-3: -Declaring Independence John Dunlap, official printer to Congress, worked through the night to set the Declaration in type and print approximately 200 copies. These copies, known as the Dunlap Broadsides, were sent to various committees, assemblies, and commanders of the Continental troops.
Detailed explanation-4: -Declaration of Independence, printed by John Dunlap, July 4, 1776, Records of the Continental and Confederation, Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789, Record Group 360; National Archives. The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.