American Revolution

I made a midnight ride to warn the countryside of a British attack.

• Ben Franklin

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

• King George III

I was an brilliant inventor and I traveled to France and convinced them to join the war on the side of the Americans.

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• John Adams

• Abigail Adams

I was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.

• Ben Franklin

• King George III

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

Which group wanted independence from England?

• Loyalist

• Patriot

Which group wanted to stay with England?

• Loyalist

• Patriot

In which battle started the American Revolution and was the known as the "shot heard round the world"?

• Trenton

• Saratoga

• Lexington and Concord

• Bunker Hill

Which of the following best describes what the Continental Congresses were?

• a series of meetings planned to respond to England

• a provisional government designed to negotiate peace

• a local Pennsylvania legislature debating England's taxes

What impact does Thomas Paine have on the American Revolution?

• he persuades the colonists to rebel

• he persuades the colonists to remian loyal

• he persuades the colonists to immigrate to England

What was the first battle of the American Revolution?

• Guilford Courthouse

• Trenton

• Yorktown

• Lexington & Concord

"Give me Liberty or Give me Death" meant

• I live to die
• I want freedom from slavery
• I will die for my freedom
• death is the only freedom