American Revolution

Who did the Second Continental Congress appoint to lead the Continental Army?

• Patrick Henry

• Sam Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Paine

Which document was issued on July 4 1776?

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Samuel Adams

What is another word for grievance?

• pray

• complaint

• boycott

• petition

What were 4 grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence?

• Quartering of troops, no trial by jury, no colonial legislature, and taxation without representation

• Petition, Protest, boycott, tar and feather

• Townshend Act, Intolerable Act, boycott

• Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness

What important idea in the Declaration of Independence can also be called natural-rights, God given rights, birth rights, human rights, and civil liberties?

• Elected Legislature

• Unalienable Rights

• Self Government

Which battle marked the start of the American Revolution?

• Lexington and Concord

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution due to French agreeing to help the colonists?

• Lexington and Concord

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Valley Forge

What was the last major battle of the American Revolution in 1781?

• Lexington and Concord

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Valley Forge

What formally ended the American Revolutionary War?

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Proclamation line of 1763

• Mayflower Compact