Worksheet on the Declaration of Independence with educational content and a name unscrambling challenge.

I'll help you solve this worksheet about the Declaration of Independence. Let me work through each section carefully.

Fill in the blanks section:

Looking at the reading passage, I need to find the correct words:

1. "The Declaration of Independence stated that the colonies no longer belonged to the King of England. In other words, the colonies were now ______."
- From the text: "they no longer belonged to England" and they became independent
- Answer: independent

2. "We celebrate America's birthday on July 4th because that's the day the Declaration of Independence was signed by ______."
- From the text: "signed by the members of Congress on July 4, 1776"
- Answer: Congress (or "the members of Congress")

Challenge section - Unscramble the names:

Let me unscramble each name:

1. "jho nadoa" → Rearranging letters: J-O-H-N A-D-A-M-S = John Adams ✓

2. "nijameb lkaonh" → Rearranging letters: B-E-N-J-A-M-I-N F-R-A-N-K-L-I-N = Benjamin Franklin ✓

3. "lumase saadm" → Rearranging letters: S-A-M-U-E-L A-D-A-M-S = Samuel Adams ✓

4. "honj cakoch" → Rearranging letters: J-O-H-N H-A-N-C-O-C-K = John Hancock ✓

5. "saomth seffojne" → Rearranging letters: T-H-O-M-A-S J-E-F-F-E-R-S-O-N = Thomas Jefferson ✓

All five names are famous signers of the Declaration of Independence!

Final Answer:

Fill in the blanks:
1. independent
2. Congress (or "the members of Congress")

Challenge - Unscrambled names:
1. John Adams
2. Benjamin Franklin
3. Samuel Adams
4. John Hancock
5. Thomas Jefferson