American Revolution Review!

Why did Ben Franklin make this political cartoon?

• To tell the colonists they must unite against the British

• To tell the colonists they must unite against the French

• To encourage people to join the correspondence committee

• To shame the colonies in the picture.

How did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?

• Great Britain imposed a lot of taxes on the colones to pay war debt.

• The colonists thought their civil liberties were being taken away.

• A and B

• Neither nor B

How did the Proclamation of 1763 lead to the American Revolution?

• The Proclamation was after the American Revolution, and didn't contribute.

• It imposed new taxes on the colonists.

• It angered colonists who thought parliament was too involved.

• It gave the colonists a lot of new land to manage.

Why was the Stamp Act passed?

• To help Great Britain pay off debt from the French and Indian War

• So Great Britain could profit off of the colonies.

• The King needed money to repair his palaces!

• To anger the British colonists so they would go to war.

Who wrote Common Sense?

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Haym Salomon

• Thomas Paine

In what year was the Declaration of Independence written?

• 1775

• 1776

• 1778

• 1787

Which important document lists the unalienable rights?

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Proclamation of 1763

• Declaration of Independence

What was Thomas Jeffersons main role in the Revolution?

• He wrote the Treaty of Paris

• He commanded the Continental Army

• He spent the winter at Valley Forge with George Washington

• He wrote the Declaration of Independence

Why was Valley Forge so difficult for the Continental Army?

• The British kept attacking them at Valley Forge

• The Spanish tried to join the war on the side of the British

• They had lost many battles and didn't have many supplies or money. It was cold!

• Many troops kept trying to desert the army.

Who is Marquis de Lafayette?

• He captured the city of Quebec

• He led boycotts against British goods

• He was a spy for the British Government

• He trained American soldiers in the continental army