American Revolution Test Review

Name the document that states all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• Virginia Plan

• Declaration of Independence

• The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• Constitution of the United States

Who was the British General that surrendered to George Washington, bringing an end to the war?

• King George

• George Lafayette Armistead

• Lord Cornwallis

• Patrick Henry

Who was the journalist that wrote Common Sense?

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere

• Thomas Paine

Who was this key individual in the American Revolution?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

These reasons explain...

• Why the First Continental Congress met.

• Why the colonists were able to defeat Great Britain.

• Why the colonists lost to Great Britain

• Causes of the American Revolution

" Since my return to America my Master, has at the desire of my friends in England given me my freedom."

Which key individual of the American Revolution spoke these words and also wrote poems and plays promoting American independence?

• Phillis Wheatley

• Frederick Douglas

• George Washington

• Sojourner Truth

The Declaration of Independence was based on the ideas of —

• Henry Middleton

• John Locke

• George Washington

• King George III

Which American victory was the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

• Battles at Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Surrender at Yorktown

Where was the site of the first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War?

• Lexington and Concord

• Saratoga

• Boston

• Yorktown

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the taxation of the American colonies?

• To help with the maintaining British troops in the colonies

• To help finance the French and Indian War

• Enforcing the Proclamation of 1763

• The King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies.