American Revolution 8th grade

In the United States, the Marquis de Lafayette is best known for

• giving away secrets to the Germans in World War II

• his role in the XYZ Affair with the French Government

• fighting for the United States in the American Revolution.

• leading the French Resistance to aid American pilots in World War II.

The assistance of the French was given to the American Continental Army after the battle of Saratoga

• Cowpens

• New York

• Saratoga

• Lexington

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

This passage is part of the

• Gettysburg Address

• Declaration of Independence

• Preamble to the Constitution

• Articles of the Constitution

Both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson wrote about the natural rights of man. In what document are these "unalienable rights" specifically mentioned?

• the Bill of Rights

• the Mayflower compact

• the Preamble to the Constitution

• the Declaration of Independence

Lord Charles Cornwallis role in the American Revolution is significant because

• he successfully defeated Washington outside of New York City.

• he led the British invasion of the colonies by way of the Canada territory.

• he abandoned the British Army and declared his allegiance to the Colonial Army

• his invasion of Virginia eventually led to his being trapped in 1781 at the battle of Yorktown.

*Commander of Continental Army

*Encamped troops at Valley Forge in 1777

*Lost Philadelphia to British in 1777

*Accepted British surrender at Yorktown

All of these are describing the actions of what personality of the American Revolution?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

*Believed Parliament had no power in the American Colonies

*Virginia Representative at 2nd Continental Congress

*Chosen to write the Declaration of Independence

*Served in Virginia House of Delegates

All of these describe the American Revolutionary era actions of

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

According to John Locke, if the government failed to protect natural rights, what did the citizens have a right to do?

• To divide the government into three separate parts

• To elect new government leaders to rule the country

• To overthrow the government and establish a new one

• To create a direct democracy and allow individuals to govern

Which term best describes the idea that certain rights cannot be surrendered, transferred, or taken away?

• constitutional

• contractual

• inseperate

• unalienable

The Sons of Liberty, a group that vocally rebelled against the British prior to the American Revolution, would be most supported by what group?

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Royalists

• Tories