American Revolution

American Revolution Unit Review

Multiple Select

What were 2 causes of the American Revolution?

• The colonists wanting freedom from the Native Americans

• The colonists wanting freedom from the British.

• The colonists being angered by the unfair taxes.

• The colonists being angered by the lack of jobs in the colonies.

Battle of Lexington & Concord

Battle of Lexington & Concord

• April 19,1775

• The British learned that Patriots were storing gunpowder and cannons in Concord, Massachusetts

• The soliders were sent to march at night to surprise the colonists, but they soon found out what was happening.

Multiple Choice

Who made the famous Midnight Ride to warn the colonists that the British were coming?

• Benjamin Franklin & William Dawes

• Paul Revere & Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere & William Dawes

• Benjamin Franklin & Thomas Jefferson

Battle of Lexington & Concord continued

• The British reached Lexington at sunrise and were met by a small group of minutemen

• The British asked them to leave, as soon as they did a shot was fired

• No one knows who made the shot

• The British continued to Concord

• When the British made it to Concord, they searched for the gunpowder and cannons

• Fighting broke out and the minutemen forced the British to go back to Boston

• More than 250 British soldiers were killed before reaching Boston

• This was a victory for the colonists

Multiple Choice

What was the first shot at Lexington known as?

• The First Shot Fired

• The Shot Heard by All of Boston

• The First Shot Around the World

• The Shot Heard Around the World

Multiple Choice

Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense?

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

Thomas Paine

Writer of Common Sense, which encouraged the colonists to declare independence from Great Britain.

Declaration of Independence

• Written to announce why the colonists thought that they should separate from Great Britain.

• Written by Thomas Jefferson on July 4, 1776

• He thought they needed to form their own government.

Multiple Choice

How many parts are there in the Declaration of Independence?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Battle of Saratoga

• September 19,1777

• The British came to attack the colonists from Canada and were stopped near Saratoga, NY

• They fought two intense battles and the Americans won.

• This battle was considered a turning point in the war.

Multiple Choice

What was one of the main reasons that the colonists wanted to declare independence?

• They wouldn't send soldiers to protect them.

• They didn't treat them like the people that lived in Great Britain.

• They didn't have a way to work and make money.

• They took advantage of their crops and resources.

Multiple Choice

Which person helped get France to help the Americans in the war?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Benedict Arnold

• John Adams

• King George III

Multiple Choice

Benedict Arnold was called a "turncoat" after he felt disrespected by the Continental Army. Another word for a "turncoat" is a _____?

• treason

• boycott

• rebel

• traitor

1st Rhode Island Regiment

• General George Washington prohibited African Americans from fighting in the Continental Army, but changed his mind after the British promised them freedom

• General Washington was struggling to find people to fight, so he changed his mind.

Multiple Choice

What was another name for the 1st Rhode Island Regiment?

• Black Army

• Black Regiment

• African American Army

• Hessians

Battle of Yorktown

• October 9, 1781

• General Cornwallis led the British Army to Yorktown, Virgina

• The Americans and the French fired cannons on Yorktown over and over.

• The French Navy blocked the other British soldiers from coming to help General Cornwallis

Battle of Yorktown

• Cornwallis was trapped

• The British Army surrendered at Yorktown

• This was the last major battle of the American Revolution

Multiple Choice

What was it called when the French Navy set up ships to not allow the British through the harbor?

• blockade

• harbor

• cannon

• fort

The Second Continental Congress

Multiple Choice

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are all examples of what?

• Demoncracy

• Taxes

• Natural Rights

• Common Sense