Revolutionary War- Key People

Who was the ruler of England during the Revolutionary War?

• King George III

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

Who is remembered as the king who lost the colonies?

• King George III

• King Edward

• King John

• King Arthur

Who taxed the colonies?

• King George III

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

Who did congress make Commander in Chief of the Continental Army in 1773?

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

Who led his troops to victory and helped America gain its independence from the British and later became the first president of the United States?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Patrick Henry

Who was a lawyer from Massachusetts?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• George Adams

• John Washington

Who served on the Declaration of Independence Committee and later became the second president of the United States?

• John Adams

• George Washington

• John Washington

• George Adams

Who was a talented leader in the colonial era and is remembered as a scientist and an inventor?

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• Patrick Henry

• Albert Einstein

Who discovered lightening was made of electricity, and he invented a special kind of glasses called bifocals? He also helped to write the Declaration of Independence.

• Benjamin Franklin

• Patrick Henry

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Who was born and raised in Virginia where he served five terms as governor? He became famous for a speech he gave just before the American Revolution.

• Patrick Henry

• John Adams

• Benedict Arnold

• Thomas Jefferson