Museum of the American Revolution

The field trip starts more than 250 years ago when America was made up of 13 colonies. Who was in charge of the colonies back then?

• George Washington

• King George

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Edison

According to Matthew Skic, why was July 4th, 1776 so important?

• It is when the colonies signed the Declaration of Independence

• It was when the colonies won the war

• It was George Washington's birthday

• It was when the First Continental Congress met

What was the very first battle of the Revolutionary War?

• Battle of Brooklyn

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of the Bulge

• Batter of Lexington and Concord

What was the largest and most deadly battle of the Revolutionary War?

• Battle of Brooklyn

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of the Bulge

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

Which artifact did Matthew and Lauren show you that was made of wood and looked like a small barrel.

• Canteen

• Knapsack

• pocketbook

• musket

Which artifact did Matthew and Lauren show you that was made of wood and metal and was issued to soldiers later in the Revolutionary War? Before that, the soldiers had to use their own of this.

• canteen

• knapsack

• pocketbook

• musket

Which artifact did Matthew and Lauren show you that was made of cloth and was used to carry extra clothes, a bible, and a journal in? Today's kids use these and they are called backpacks.

• canteen

• knapsack

• pocketbook

• musket

Which artifact did Matthew and Lauren show you that was made of cloth but was decorated with beads? In the movie, this one had the date sewn into it.

• canteen

• knapsack

• pocketbook

• musket

Which of these choices was not a hardship that the colonists faced while fighting the British?

• They saw other soldiers wounded or killed

• The colonists had better weapons than the British

• The British had more people in their armies

• The soldiers were staving at times

Why did London Pleasants join the British Army?

• He was finally old enough

• He loved playing the drums

• He needed a job

• He was offered his freedom if he fought for them