The American Revolution

The Second Continental Congress addressed the steps to the colonies governing themselves and the creation of what military group?

• Colonial militias
• Marines
• Continental Army
• Navy

Who was the first choice to command the Continental Army?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Paine
• George Washington

The Olive Branch Petition was written as a last attempt at …

• Freedom 
• Peace 
• Loyalty 
• Rebellion 

Arguably the first "battle" of the Revolutionary War occurred when the Massachusetts Minutemen fired on British troops at -

• Boston
• Philidelphia
• Saratoga
• Lexington and Concord

This American victory was the turning point in the war.

• Saratoga
• Yorktown
• Bunker Hill
• Lexington and Concord

Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Patrick Henry

Surrounded by French and Continental armies, a large British army surrendered here.

• Saratoga
• Yorktown
• Bunker Hill
• Lexington and Concord

This member of the Continental Congress helped gain French support for American independence.

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• Patrick Henry
• John Adams

Which of these restates a main idea of the Declaration of Independence?

• A king has little more to do than make war
• Subjects are not created equal to kings
• Everyone has the right to life and liberty
• Citizens have a duty to obey their government

The British army was trapped at the Yorktown by...

• an army led by Friedrich von Steuben
• a fleet of Spanish warships
• a fleet of French warships
• Guerilla fighters led by France Marion