American Revolution Review

John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Paul Revere were all leaders of the__________________________?

• American Revolution
• Sons of Liberty
• Continental Army
• Intolerable Acts

To fight the colonists, King George hired mercenaries from _________________?

• The Colonies
• Holland (Dutch)
• Spain
• Germany

The Second Continental Congress sent the _______________________ Petition to King George to express their desire for a peaceful end to the problems. 

• Declaration of Independence
• Olive Branch
• Bill of Rights
• Common Sense

Who was the first commander-in-chief (in charge) of the Continental Army?

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

Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord so important?

• They marked the beginning of the war with Britain and they showed the British were ready for war.
• They marked the end of the French and Indian War.
• The Minutemen won both battles.
• The British were defeated.

The following statements below describe what?
1. The Continental Army lacked (did not have) warm clothes.
2. The Continental Army lacked (did not have) food.
3. The Continental Army needed training.

• Problems the Continental Army faced at Yorktown.
• Problems the Continental Army faced at Bunker Hill.
• Problems the Continental Army faced at Valley Forge.
• Problems the Continental Army faced at Trenton.

What was an effect of Thomas Paine writing "Common Sense"?

• He was sentenced to death for speaking his thoughts.
• He became known as a traitor of the American Revolution 
• Many colonists remained loyal to Great Britain.
• Many American colonists began to think that the colonies should declare independence from Great Britain.

After this battle, the French became an ally (friend) of the United States in the American Revolution

• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Battle of Yorktown
• Valley Forge

True or False: The American Revolution was ONLY fought on land.

• True; every single battle and attack took place on land
• False; there was an American sea captain that captured a British ship

Why was Nathanael Greene an important person in the American Revolution?

• His fighting strategy of attacking and retreating over and over again really helped the colonists in the Battle of Yorktown.
• He was the American sea captain that attacked a British ship.
• He was an African American spy for the American Revolution
• He was a general during the Battle of Saratoga but later became a traitor to the United