American Revolution Review (Unit 3)

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abigail Adams

• Wentworth Cheswell

• Benjamin Franklin

A complaint against something believed to be unfair is called a -

• revolution

• declaration

• grievance

• petition

Who did the colonists have grievances against?

• George Washington & the Continental Army

• King George III & Parliament

• John Adams & The Sons of Liberty

• Paul Revere & the Midnight Riders

Which was NOT among the grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence?

• Banning colonial legislative bodies

• Imposing laws and taxes without representation in Parliament

• Violating civil and personal rights

• Sending slave traders to the colonies

Rights that people are born with that cannot be given or taken away -

• personal rights

• states rights

• unalienable rights

• civil rights

Which is an example of an unalienable right?

• personal freedom

• equal pay

• trial by jury

• drive a car

Which was the final battle that ended the American Revolution?

• Saratoga

• Valley Forge

• Yorktown

• Lexington & Concord

Which patriot believed that it was common sense to break away from England and become an independent nation?

• John Locke

• Thomas Paine

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

Which hero of the American Revolution was an accomplished Naval commander?

• James Armistead

• John Locke

• Marques de Lafayette

• John Paul Jones

After this battle, which was a turning point in the war, America gained foreign support from France -

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Lexington & Concord

• Valley Forge