American Revolution

The last MAJOR battle of the American Revolution was the __________.

• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Battle of Yorktown
• Battle of Trenton
• Battle of Lexington

What is considered the first battle of the American Revolution?

• Lexington and Concord
• Bunker Hill
• Trenton
• Yorktown

Common Sense was written by

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• John Locke
• Thomas Paine

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Ben Franklin
• George Washington
• John Adams

What was one purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• to establish a framework for government
• to state the reasons for the colonies to separate from England
• to express reasons for limiting immigration
• to list arguments for women’s suffrage

The Battle of Saratoga was significant in the Revolutionary War because it

• ended the British threat to the South
• guaranteed Canadian help for the colonists
• convinced the French to support the Americans
• forced the British to withdraw from North America

Which monarch ruled Great Britain during the 1770's?

• King James
• King Charles II
• Queen Elizabeth
• King George III

Who was the Commander of the Continental Army (nominated by John Adams) during the American Revolution?

• George Washington

• Lord Charles Cornwallis

• Patrick Henry

• Samuel Adams

In which event were colonists shot after taunting British soldiers?

• Lexington & Concord
• Boston Tea Party
• First Continental Congress
• Boston Massacre

Who was the Commander of the British at Yorktown that surrendered and marked the end of the Revolutionary War?

• General George Washington
• Lord Charles Cornwallis
• General Burgoyne
• Captain Daniel Morgan