Unit 2: American Revolution

On what day was the Declaration of Independence adopted? 

• January 1, 1776
• July 4, 1776
• June 4, 1776
• None of the answers 

Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence? 

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

Who wrote "Common Sense" that challenged the colonists to fight for independence? 

• Patrick Henry
• Thomas Paine 
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson 

Who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army? He led 2400 men across the Delaware River. 

• George Washington 
• Patrick Henry
• Lord Cornwallis
• George Jones 

In 1781, the Continental Army defeated the British troops for the final time at Yorktown, Virginia. What British leader surrendered to General George Washington?

• King George III

• Charles Cornwallis

• Benedict Arnold

• Baron von Stueben

What did the colonists call the acts Britain used to punish Boston after the Boston Tea Party?

• The Tea Act
• The Intolerable Acts
• The Stamp Act
• The Sugar Act

What is an agreement between people and the government in which people give power to the government in exchange for protection of their natural rights?

• Consent

• Natural Rights

• Social Contract

• Voting

Which political philosopher first wrote about the idea of "natural rights?"

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

What natural rights did Locke refer to?

• Property, Happiness, Equality
• Equality, Fairness, Life
• Life, Liberty, Property
• Liberty, Equality, & Fraternatity

One of the main principles stated in the Declaration of Independence is that government should

• equality among citizens

• have unlimited power to rule the people

• protect the natural rights of citizens

• be led by educated citizens