Declaring independence Test

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

• True
• False

Washington and his troops drove the British from New York in March 1776.

• True 
• False

Who was the first commander of the Continental Army?

• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson

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

• Benjamin Franklin
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Hancock

Who's ideas did Thomas Jefferson use in the declaration?

• John Locke
• George Washington
• Thomas Piane
• King George

What is the first part of the declaration called?

• list of geivances
• declaration
• preamble
• statement of beliefs

What was the title of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that convinced Patriots to leave Britain?

• Uncle Toms Cabin

• The Fourth Night

• Cry of the Nightingale

• Common Sense

A formal written request, usually signed by many people, for a particular cause.

• compact
• letter
• petition
• diary

What document did the Patriots send to the King as a last effort at peace?

• The Mayflower Compact
• The Salem Treaty
• The Olive Branch Petition
• The Magna Carta

What was the King's response to the Olive Branch Petition?

• He stomped on it

• He rejected it completely

• He agreed to lower taxes

• He threw it into the fire