PBS Declarations Black Americans & Revolutionary War Worksheet + Google Forms

A one-period fill-in-the-blank worksheet for Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War (PBS, 2026), plus answer key. Designed to be completed during the film's 56-minute runtime. Print, hand out, and you're set. Ready as a no-prep sub plan, emergency sub plan, or movie-day lesson.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• Worksheet (1 page, 15 fill-in-the-blank questions in transcript order)
• Answer key (1 page, simple numbered list)
• PDF format
• A self-grading Google Forms quiz - auto-graded the moment students submit
• Multiple choice, built from the same questions as the printable worksheet
• Assign paperless through Google Classroom, or by link - works on any device
• One-click access: the last page of the PDF carries a "make a copy" link that copies the quiz straight into your own Google Drive
• Use the printable worksheet, the digital quiz, or both

PERFECT FOR

• US History and American Revolution units (grades 6-12) covering the Declaration of Independence, Lord Dunmore's Proclamation, and Black soldiers, spies, and petitioners on both sides of the war
• Black History Month programming and African American history courses, plus AP US History classes working the gap between the Declaration's language and the practice of slavery
• Sub plans, movie days, and emergency no-prep days in social studies classrooms, plus homeschool and 250th-anniversary units

ALSO WORKS FOR

• Emergency sub plans - leave the film and this worksheet; a sub needs no prep and no subject knowledge.
• First week of school - a low-stakes, self-contained assignment while routines are still settling.
• Movie day with accountability - students have something to complete while the documentary runs.
• No-prep days - print and go, or assign the PDF digitally.

PAIRS WITH

• The American Revolution video worksheets - the Ken Burns six-part series on the war itself, from Lexington to Yorktown
• The American Experiment video worksheets - the founding-era series on the Declaration, the Constitution, and the arguments behind them

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