American Revolution

Which document told England the American colonists wanted freedom from England?

• Mayflower Compacts

• Magna Carta

• US Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

Which event is when British soldiers fired into a crowd of unarmed American protestors?

• Boston Massacre

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Saratoga

• Boston Tea Party

Who was the king of Britain

• King George III

• King Henry VIII

• King Edward VII

• King William III

In protest of higher British taxes on imported goods like tea, the Sons of Liberty,

• began the American Revolution

• dumped tea into the Boston Harbor

• left the colonies and joined France

• stopped paying taxes

Who was Benjamin Franklin?

• Wrote the Declaration of Independence

• Secret Messenger

• Lawyer

• Inventor/Scientist

Who was Benedict Arnold

• Traitor

• Commander in Chief

• King of Britain

• Had the speech "Give me liberty or give me death!"

Who was Patrick Henry?

• Helped write the Declaration of indpendence

• Messenger

• Had the famous speech "Give me liberty or give me death!"

• Lawyer

Who was Thomas Jefferson

• Wrote the Declaration of Independence

• Commander in Chief of American Army

• Traitor

• Inventor/scientist

Who was John Adams?

• Traitor

• Lawyer

• King

• Messenger

The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the last battle of the American Revolution

• True

• False