American Resolution People

Colonists who supported Great Britain during the Revolutionary War

• Sons and Daughters of Liberty

• Revolutionaries

• Loyalists

• Unionists

Who wrote Common Sense?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Paine

Which enlightenment thinker wrote about natural rights?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Thomas Hobbes
• John Locke
• Thomas Paine

American Colonist who supported the war for Independence

• Hessians
• Loyalist
• Patriots
• Neutrals

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Sam Adams

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Who was the first choice to command the Continental Army?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Paine
• George Washington

Who is famous for saying, "Give me liberty or give me death!"?

• Paul Revere

• Patrick Henry

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

Who was an American intellectual, inventor, and politician who helped negotiate French support for the American Revolution?

• George Washington

• King George III

• Paul Revere

• Benjamin Franklin

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

• Patrick Henry

• Sam Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Paine

Which philosopher's works influenced the Declaration of Independence?

• John Locke

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry