American Revolution

 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• James Madison
• Thomas Edison
• Thomas Jefferson

When Thomas Jefferson copied John Locke's ideas about the social contract, what did he say the people had the right to do to a government who was not protecting the people's rights?

• Write a letter
• Suggest how it could be better
• Wait until they started to respect the people's rights
• Abolish it

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What was the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed?

• July 4, 1776
• July 2, 1776
• July 4, 1787
• July 2, 1775

Why did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?

• a.  The persuade the colonies to declare independence
• a.  To persuade the colonies to remain loyal
• To praise British nobility
• To praise king George III

Turning point of the American Revolution:

• Battle of Brooklyn

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Princeton

• Battle of Saratoga

American allies during the Revolution:

• England, France

• France, Spain

• France, Mexico

• Germany, Mexico

Frenchman who not only helped soldiers buy providing clothing, but fought along side them throughout the war.

• Von Steuben

• Layfayette

• Washington

• King Louis XVI

Surrounded by French and American armies, a large British army surrendered here.

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Bunker Hill

• Lexington and Concord

The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the war because it ______________________

• brought France into the war as an American ally.

• liberated Georgia from Britain.

• ended General Burgoyne’s career.

• forced the British to leave.

What river did George Washington cross on Christmas Eve for a sneak attack on Hessian soldiers in the Battle of Trenton?

• Mississippi River

• Hudson River

• Delaware River

• Massachusetts River