American Revolution - Study Guide 2

Which of the following is NOT a reason other nations joined the American Revolution on the side of America?

• Personal Gain

• Common Enemy

• Resentment for mistreating the Natives

• Revenge for the French and Indian War

Read the following quote. Who would have most likely said this quote during the American Revolution? " I am going to join the Sons of Liberty. I support their cause."

• Patriots

• Loyalists

Thomas Jefferson uses the Ideas of John Locke to support the ideas of breaking away from Britain. John Locke's idea was that people are born with certain rights. What is this idea called?

• Liberty Rights

• Born Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Natural Rights

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• To try to rejoin as a British colonist

• To list the grievances and break away from Britain

• To set up the laws for the United States

• To establish the regulations for boycotting

What battle did The Patriots win to help convince Foreign Nations to help?

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The Battle of Brandywine

• The Battle of Saratoga

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

One problem with the Declaration of Independence was that it did not include citizenship for who?

• African Americans, Native Americans and Women

• African Americans, Native Americans and British Colonists

• Native Americans, Women, and British Colonists

• Women, children and Native Americans

The Declaration of Independence ultimately created ________________.

• United American Colonies

• The United States of America

• A British Colony

• Resentment between France and Britain

Which nation did NOT join the American Revolution on the side of the Americans?

• France

• Spain

• Britain

• Holland

Which of the following could describe a loyalist? Select all that could apply.

• Tories

• Fought in the British Army

• Fought in the American Army

• Worked for the King of England