Unit #1 Test Review - The American Revolution

Who joins the Continental Army hoping that independence would mean an end to slavery?

• African Americans

• Loyalists

• American Indians

• Patriots

Which document persuaded/convinced many colonists that the time had come to declare independence-

• Constitution

• The Crisis

• Declaration of Independence

• Common Sense

Which of the following are natural (basic) rights with which all people are BORN?

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursiut of Happiness

• religious freedom

Which of the following was a strength of the Continental Army?

• they had an able and inspiring leader in Washington.

• they had a huge supply of weapons and gun powder

• they had a reason to fight

• they knew the land

Which revolutionary battle is portrayed on this map?

• Saratoga

• Trenton

• Yorktown

• Long Island

Where was the Battle of Yorktown fought? (which state?)

• New Jersey

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

• Delaware

Which countries fought in the Battle of Yorktown?

• Great Britain

• France

• United States

• Germany

This picture shows the writing of which document?

• U.S. Constitution

• Olive Branch Petition

• The Crisis

• Declaration of Independence

Who wrote the first draft of this document featured in this portrait?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

The first draft was revised several times by which men?

• John Hancock

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ben Franklin

• John Adams