Events of the American Revolution

What does grievance mean?

• permission

• a complaint

• to be helpful

• to feel sad

Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?

• Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British army.

• Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected office.

• Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony’s militia.

• Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes.

What does unalienable rights mean?

• Rights that are given to you by the government when you are 18

• Rights that you are born with and can be taken away

• Rights that you can be taken away by your parents

• Rights that you are born and cannot be taken away

In 1787, Congress awarded John Paul Jones the Congressional Gold Medal

in honor of his "valor and brilliant services" during the Revolutionary War.

Which accomplishment was Congress recognizing?

• Leading the evacuation of Washington, D.C., during the British

  invasion

• Persuading France to provide military assistance to the Continental

  army

• Commanding a victory at sea against the British navy

• Preparing the strategy for the American Victory at Yorktown

Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness were

• established by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution

• established by a series of Supreme Court decisions

• defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence

• defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Address

General and Commander in chief, of the army of the United

Colonies,

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Hancock

• Benedict Arnold

What was the last event before the Treaty of Paris was signed

• British surrender at Yorktown

• Americans issue the Declaration of Independence

• Americans hold Stamp Act Congress

• British occupy Fort Ticonderoga

Who was the Who was the author of this famous pamphlet, Common Sense, which argued in favor of American independence?

• John Hancock

• James Armistead

• John Adams

• Thomas Paine

The Declaration of Independence stated that all people are endowed with certain “unalienable rights.” Which is the best definition of an

“unalienable right”?

• an individual freedom that government should be unable to take away

• a valuable privilege that is enjoyed by a particular social group

• any power that gives happiness to those who possess it

• any activity that encourages private citizens to participate in

  government

Which name best completes the diagram?

• Treaty of Paris

• Proclamation of 1763

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation