American Revolution

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Samuel Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Paul Revere

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According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?

• All men are created equal
• Rights are given by good kings
• Government exists to protect us from ourselves
• Only a democracy can protect our rights

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What are our natural rights according to Jefferson?  (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)

• Freedom of speech, religion, and press
• Life, liberty, and property
• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
• Voting, rebelling, and health

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Why is July 4, 1776 an important date in U.S. history?

• Common Sense was published.
• The Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III.
• The American Revolution ends.
• The Declaration of Independence is signed.

The French and Indian War cost King George and Great Britain a lot of money. To help pay for the war, the British colonies were ordered to 

• give up their food
• work for free
• become a part of the Army
• pay taxes without representation

A secret organization formed to protest the Stamp Act was called

• Congress
• Sons of Liberty
• Parliament
• Loyalists

In the 1770s, England made the American colonies pay many taxes. Some of these taxes were the sugar act, stamp act, and the tea act. What did the colonists do because of these taxes?

• The colonists started taxing British goods.
• The colonists decided to trade only with France.
• The colonists voted for a new king. 
• The colonists boycotted the taxes and held many protests. 

What act prohibited settlers from going west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Proclamation of 1763
• Quartering Act

First Battle of the American Revolution 

• Saratoga 
• Valley Forge 
• Lexington and Concord 
• Yorktown

The French began to support the Americans after this battle

• Lexington and Concord
• Yorktown
• Saratoga
• Treaty of French