The American Revolution

The United States of America became a country by having a _______________________.

• king

• revolution

• party

• taxes

Some American colonists thought it was unfair that they were being taxed without representation, so they decided to ____________.

• amend

• retreat

• protest

• rights

On the night of December 16, 1773 a group of

colonists known as The Sons of Liberty, dressed up as

Indians and boarded a tea ship. They dumped the chests

of tea from the ship into Boston Harbor. This event is known as ______________.

• The Declaration of Independence

• Paul Revere's Ride

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Boston Tea Party

_______________ is famous for his midnight ride on April 18, 1775. He rode to warn the patriots that British troops were approaching Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts as the Revolutionary War was about to start.

• Paul Revere

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

Which battle(s) happened first in the American Revolution?

• The Battle of Saratoga

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Battles of Lexington & Concord

• The Battle of Saratoga

Members of The Continental Congress wrote and signed a letter to King George III declaring independence. This document is known as _______________ and was adopted on July 4, 1776.

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

____________________ was a poet. She was the first African American to have a book published. It was called Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral.

• Deborah Sampson

• Abigail Adams

• Martha Washington

• Phillis Wheatley

George Washington was a __________________ during the American Revolution. He later became the first president of the United States.

• member of The Sons of Liberty

• slave

• messenger

• general and commander in chief

African Americans and Native Peoples served on both sides of the war. After the war many African Americans were returned to slavery even when they had been promised ___________.

• land

• food

• freedom

• money

There were many battles of the American Revolution. The last major battle was the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. The British surrendered and ________________ won the war.

• America

• Britain

• Spain

• England