American Revolution

Who was a prominent figure for women's rights during this time?

• John Adams

• Abigail Adams

• Thomas Paine

• Benjamin Franklin

Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense?

• John Adams

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

Who wrote poems and plays calling for independence and is nicknamed the "playwright of the Revolution"

• Abigail Adams

• Mercy Otis Warren

• Thomas Paine

• Patrick Henry

The Battle of _________________ is the start of the American Revolution

• Saratoga

• Trenton

• Lexington & Concord

• Yorktown

What was the Olive Branch Petition?

• 13 colonies declaring their independence from Britain

• attempt to avoid full scale war with Britain

• pamphlet to encourage independence to colonists

• play reenacting the American Revolution

Common Sense was written to....

• decrease support of independence from Britain

• motivate the colonists to declare independence from Britain

• increase the number of loyalists in the colonies

• motivate the colonists to sign up for the Continental Army

"the shot heard round the world" refers to

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Lexington & Concord

The Second Continental Congress met to...

• establish post office

• formed Continental Army

• organize Olive Branch Petition and Declaration of Independence

• all of the above

Who was put in charge of the Continental Army?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• Marquis de Lafayette

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Patrick Henry

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson