Revolutionary War

Who is considered the author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Roger Sherman

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Paine wrote a booklet titled ____________________________________.

• Treaty of Paris

• Common Sense

• How to Beat the British

• Declaration of Independence

Why was the Second Continental Congress important?

• They created the Continental Army and supported independence.

• They met in Philadelphia in a brick building.

• They created more taxes to raise money to send to Britain.

• They made new laws and told people where to work and live.

Which of these was not a qualification of Thomas Jefferson as an author?

• He wrote directions for the First Continental Congress.

• He was the author of the Virginia Constitution.

• He studied principles and ideas of liberty and freedom.

• He could write quickly.

What was George Washington's most important qualification as Commander of the Continental Army?

• Washington knew the British officers personally.

• Washington could buy his own uniforms.

• Washington looked good in his uniform.

• Washington studied British Army manuals.

The pamphlet, Common Sense, was important because it _________________________________.

• taught colonists how to read and write

• helped the colonists understand why they should be free (independent) from Britain

• gave the colonists some common items to help them survive

• helped colonists understand the acts

Which does NOT describe the colonial militia (army)?

• professional soldiers

• determined to win

• organized

• farmers, shopkeepers, dock workers

Loyalists believed that the colonists should __________________.

• free enslaved people

• govern themselves

• support the British Crown

• leave the west to the American Indians

Patriots believed that the colonists should __________________________________.

• free enslaved people

• govern themselves

• support the British Crown

• leave the West to the American Indians

What did women do during the Revolutionary War?

• They joined in partisan groups.

• The Revolutionary War did not affect women.

• They took care of their homes, farms, or plantations.

• They joined the Loyalists.