Pre Declaration of Independence Quiz

Who led the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont that captured the British-held Fort Ticonderoga?

• Ethan Allen

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

After winning which battle did the British learn that defeating the Americans would not be easy?

• Battle of Boston

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Concord

• Battle of Lexinton

The king hired German troops to fight in America against the colonists.

• True

• False

King George III of Great Britain accepted the Olive Branch Petition by Congress.

• True

• False

The Declaration of Independence explains why the colonists chose to form a new nation.

• True

• False

Who was the first commander of the Continental Army?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

What did the Olive Branch Petition ask King George III to do?

• leave America

• protect the colonists' rights

• go to war against France

• stop taxation

Who was the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• John Hancock

• Thomas Jefferson

The 2nd Continental Congress established a post office with Benjamin Franklin in charge of it.

• True

• False

Hessians were hired German soldiers who fought for the colonists.

• True

• False