King George Chapters 5-6 Review

Who was the "most famous" American in the world in 1776?

• George Washing

• Thomas Edison

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

Who encouraged independence from Britain?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• Thomas Paine

What book did Thomas Paine write?

• Let's Revolt

• It's Time

• Common Sense

• Common Independence

Who did the actual writing of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• John Adams

What are "unalienable rights"?

• Rights that pertain to natural born citizens

• Rights that cannot be sold, surrendered, or transferred

• Rights that everyone has

• Rights that aliens have

Why did the British criticize the Declaration of Independence?

• Many of the writers were slaves

• The writers were not independent citizens

• The writers had a lot of grammatical errors

• Many of the writers owned slaves

Who approved the Declaration of Independence?

• King George

• Continental Congress

• George Washington

• Continental Army

During battle, who had more soldiers in August 1776?

• British

• Americans

During the Battle at Long Island, how many Americans died?

• Over a dozen

• Over 50

• Over 100

• Over 1,000

Where did Washington take his army after the Battle at Long Island?

• Maryland

• Manhattan

• Boston

• Fort Ticonderoga