The American Revolution

On April 18-19, 1775, the colonist militias marched to _______ and _______, Massachusetts, where they hoped to steal arms. These were the first battles of the Revolutionary War.

• Boston

  New York City

• Saratoga

  Yorktown

• Atlanta

  Savannah

• Lexington

  Concord

The ____ Continental Congress appointed George Washington as commander-inchief of the colonial army and called on the colonies to provide troops.

• 1st

• 2nd

• Albany

• United

Women contributed during the Revolutionary War by

• organizing boycotts of British goods

• running households

• supplying the troops

• organizing temporary colonial governments

This group was offered freedom for fighting with the British, so the American colonial militias also accepted them into their ranks:

• women

• slaves

• Native Americans

• Hessians

England punished the colonist for the Boston Tea Party by passing the

• The Tea Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Sugar Act

• The Tea Pot Act

Who won the French and Indian War?

• Indians

• France

• England

• Spain

Who was a Patriot?

• A colonists who wanted to be free, or independent of Great Britain.
• A British soldier
• A colonist who agreed with King George and Parliament.
• A Hessian mercenary

Which of the following BEST describes a Loyalist?

• A colonist who opposed King George III of England.
• A colonist who remained loyal to King George III of England
• A British citizen who supported King George III
• A British citizen who opposed taxes

In the Senate each state has...

• One Representative

• Two Representatives

• A Lot of Represenatives

• Depends on their Population

Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense?

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin