American Revolution

The ___________ fought hard to gain America's freedom from the king of England.

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• freedom

• treaty

The American Revolutionary war was ___________ the American colonists and England(Great Britain).

• between

• soldiers

• government

• rights

Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution?

• Yorktown
• Saratoga
• Lexington and Concord
• Bunker Hill

Which of the following best describes what the Continental Congresses were?

• a series of meetings planned to respond to England

• a provisional government designed to negotiate peace

• a local Pennsylvania legislature debating England's taxes

Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the 2nd Continental Congress?

• created Continental Army

• wrote Declaration of Independence

• elected Washington President

• print paper money

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Sam Adams

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

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Which (original) Enlightenment thinker influenced the writing of the Dec of Independence?

• Carl Marx

• John Locke

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

"Unalienable rights" are similar to which of the following ideas?

• right to rebel

• natural rights

• popular sovereignty

The idea that the power to rule comes from the people is known as

• right to rebel

• natural rights

• popular sovereignty

The idea that the people must overthrow an unjust government is known as

• right to rebel

• natural rights

• popular sovereignty