Effects of the American Revolution

This founding father signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, formed the first volunteer firefighting company, was a noted newspaperman and publisher, and invented bifocal glasses, stoves and musical instruments.

• Samuel L. Jackson

• Thomas Paine

• Bernard Fife

• Benjamin Franklin

A former French and Indian War commander, this Virginia planter and politician was appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. George Washington

• George Washington

• Steven Segal

• Horatio Gates

• Thomas Jefferson

Known for his “give me liberty, or give me death” speech, this founding father did not participate in any of the great meetings or documents of the Revolutionary or Founding period.

• Isaac Newton

• Patrick Henry

• John Hancock

• Al Capone

his group of colonists sided with the views of Franklin, Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson during the war.

• Patriots

• Separatists

• Loyalists

• Tories

This city hosted the peace negotiations between the United States and Great Britain which led to terms signed between the two combatants.

• Brussels

• Rome

• London

• Paris

The first person thought to have been killed in the Boston Massacre was thought to have been an African or African and Native American mixed descent. What was his name?

• Crispus Attucks

• Sam Adams

• Roger Williams

• Benjamin Franklin

Use the image to answer the following question.

This political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin suggests that he felt the colonies were

• Strongly united

• Not united as colonies

• Like a snake and slithery

• Strongly united

Common Sense, written by Thomas Paine, was written to

• the French and Indian war

• encourage colonists to declare their independence

• help fund the Lewis and Clark expedition

• tell the colonists they had no sense in America

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris in 1783?

• Great Britain recognized thee United States as an independent country.
• Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.
• The British Navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service
• British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.

Which battle brought the French into the Revolutionary War on the side of the Americans?

• Saratoga
• Concord
• Trenton
• Yorktown