Chapter 12 Social Studies

He was a traitor who told the British the American secrets.

• Friedrich von Steuben

• Thomas Paine

• Benedict Arnold

• John Hancock

He was the author of the Declaration of Independence.

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Sam Adams

• John Adams

• Ben Franklin

Her nickname was "Molly Pitcher" because she brought water to the soldiers.

• Phyllis Wheatley

• Mercy Otis Warren

• Mary Ludwig Hays

• Martha Washington

He was the author of Common Sense. He urged colonists that they should break away from Britain.

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Paine

The first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. He signed it so big because he didn't want King George III to have to put his glasses on to read it.

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock

• George Washington

• Thomas Paine

• Patrick Henry

He was the leader of the Continental Army.

• General Cornwallis

• Ben Franklin

• John Hancock

• George Washington

He came to Valley Forge to teach the colonists discipline and European fighting methods.

• General Cornwallis

• George Washington

• Friedrich von Steuben

• Patrick Henry

Choose all of the following that were hardships for the colonists at Valley Forge.

• Little supplies

• Lots of extra soldiers

• Soldiers were quitting

• Many soldiers were sick

• The weather was warm and pleasant

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• July 4, 1976

• Yesterday

• June 4, 1776

• July 4, 1776

Where was the final battle of the Revolution?

• Lexington

• Concord

• Bunker Hill

• Yorktown