Shots and Speeches/American Revolution

What does the word casualty mean?

• A militia

• A person killed in war

• A group of colonist

• A soldier

What is the name of where a special battle took place on a hill referenced during the war?

• Banker Hill

• Breeds Hall

• Bunker Hill

• Broad Hill

Who was the commander for the Battle of Bunker Hill?

• John Adams

• William Presley

• George Washington

• William Prescott

Who represented Pennsylvania at the Second Continental Congress?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Sam Adams

• Ben Franklin

Who was Thomas Paine and what were his contributions to the American Revolution?

What important decisions did the Continental Congress make for their new governmnet?

• They set up the postal service.

• They provided money for colonists.

• They issued paper money.

• They put George Washington in charge of the Army.

List 3 unacceptable actions that the British took against the colonist.

• They levied unfair taxes.

• They quartered British troops.

• They took away trail by jury.

• They took away their supplies.

What is the name of the patriots flag?

• The Continental Flag

• The Colony Colors

• The Continental Colors

• The American Flag

Thomas Jefferson is the author of the

• Common Sense Pamphlet

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The 2nd Continental Congress

"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal are apart of the DOI. What two groups of people did this not apply to?