Events of the American Revolution Test

Paul Revere and other riders rode to warn colonists about the British on the night of what battle?

• Battle of Valley Forge

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

• Boston Massacre

Choose 2 answers that apply - the Declaration of Independence was:

• Never written

• Written by Thomas Jefferson

• To ask the King for Forgiveness

• Declaring the colonies independent from Britain

Who was the commander in chief of the Continental Army?

• Benedict Arnold

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• George Washington

This person was the Massachusetts lawyer that served on the Declaration of Independence Committee *

• Benedict Arnold

• King George III

• George Washington

• John Adams

Which of the following was a colonial leader who was also an inventor and scientist?

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• King George III

• William Dawes

• John Adams

Who would be remembered as the king who lost the colonies?

• King Henry

• King George III

• King William

• King Harry

Who was a former Continental Army officer who left and joined the British? (He was a traitor)

• Benedict Arnold

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

Who was responsible for persuading the French to help the colonists during the war?

• King George III

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

What was the significance of the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

• It was the first battle of the American Revolution

• It was the turning point of the American Revolution. The French began to help.

• It was the final battle of the war.

• It was the battle where the British beat the Continental army