Unit 7 Test (American Revolutionary War)

What is a revolution?

• A sudden, complete change of government

• A monopoly on tea

• An act giving citizens rights

• A type of candy

Which meeting of delegates established a full-time continental army to fight the British?

• The Second Continental Congress

• The Olive Branch Petition

• The Paris Peace Talks

• The Boston Tea Party

The Continental Army differed from the militias in the colonies in what way?

• Militias were better

• They were the same thing

• The continental army was made of full-time soldiers

• The British were allies with the continental army

Congress paid Continental Army soldiers with what?

• Furs and pelts

• Food for the winter

• Earthworks

• Continental currency

The Olive Branch Petition asked for ________ from Britain’s King George III.

• Money

• Peace

• Olives

• Soldiers

What was significant about the Battle of Bunker Hill?

• The first battle the colonists won

• The first major battle of the Revolutionary War

• The only battle fought at sea

• The last battle of the French and Indian War

The book written by Thomas Paine that influenced many colonists was called ___________.

• Common Sense

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Constitution

• The Bible

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

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Ben Franklin

• John Hancock

What country did the colonists declare independence from by signing the Declaration of Independence?

• France

• Britain

• Germany

• Spain

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• King Philip

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson