Social Studies Alive - Ch 12

The group of leaders who helped establish the new American Nation are called the ____________________.

• Minutemen
• Founding Fathers
• Parliament
• Militia

The ____________________ is the document that announced that the American were breaking away from Great Britain.

• Bill of Rights
• Congress
• Declaration of Independence
• slave papers

At the beginning of the American Revolution, British troops fought against

• a strong central army.
• knights on horseback
• hired foreign soldiers
• colonial militias and Minutemen.

At the beginning of the American Revolution, British troops fought against

• a strong central army.
• knights on horseback.
• hired foreign soldiers.
• colonial militias and Minutemen. 

An important task facing the Second Continental Congress was to

• organize the colonies for war. 
• shut down the Continental Army.
• find ways to make the king happy.
• make treaties with American Indian tribes.

The booklet Common Sense persuaded American colonists to

• want independence.
• forget about politics.
• ask for help from the king.
• remain loyal to Great Britain.

The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to

• put an end to slavery.
• offer the king one last chance.
• ask for money to solve problems.
• explain why the colonies should be free.

The main writer of the Declaration of Independence was

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

Colonists rang bells and lit bonfires for the Declaration because they were

• angry
• excited
• worried
• surprised

Which of these ideas was in the Declaration of Independence?

• Women and men are equal.
• All rights can be taken away.
• . Great Britain has ruled the colonies unfairly. 
• People should obey governments even when they are unfair.