Revolutionary War

What did the Second Continental Congress decide to do when they met in Philadelphia?

• Make the Declaration of Independence

• Go to Valley Forge

• Make a Continental Army

• Quit

What was the name of the petition that the Continental Congress sent to Britain?

• Philosopher Petition

• The Olive Branch Petition

• Break free from Britain Petition

• Rose Petition

Who was named the commander in chief of the military?

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Robert Livingston

What philosopher was Thomas Paine influenced by?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Plato

• French

• John Locke

What did the Enlightenment Movement stress?

• Having the same rights as everyone else are basic human rights.

• Everybody is the same.

• Britain is evil.

• Break free from a government that violated the natural rights of its citizens.

What did Thomas Paine argue?

• We shouldn't make a Continental Army.

• Break free from a government that violated the natural rights of its citizens. (break free from Britain)

• The Patriots shouldn't go to war.

• Having the same rights as everyone else are basic human rights.

Who wasn't on the "Committee of Five" that wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• John Adams

• Robert Livingston

• George Washington

• Roger Sherman

What is not a part of the Declaration of Independence?

• The Preamble

• The Olive Branch Petition

• The charges against King George 111

• The formal statement of separation from the British government

what date did America officially declare independence from Great Britain?

• July 4, 1776

• December 25, 1776

• July 4, 1778

• December 25, 1778

What is mercenary?

• A soldier

• A soldier hired by a foreign country

• Britain

• French