American Revolution Part One

On June 14, 1775, Congress authorized the creation of a __________.

• Continental Agreement

• Continental Army

• Continental Navy

• Continental Government

__________ was chosen to lead the army.

• Alexander Hamilton

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

The Continental Army began with about __________ volunteers that represented all 13 colonies

• 10,000

• 20,000

• 12,000

• 15,000

A __________ is a blade that is attached to the end of a rifle.

• bayonet

• knife

• spear

• sword

__________ believed that all people should have the same rights as one another, was an advocate for women’s rights, and believed that slavery should be abolished.

• Martha Washington

• Harriet Tubman

• Betsy Ross

• Abigail Adams

Loyalists, colonists loyal to Great Britain, made up about __________ percent of the colonial population.

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 40

King George III hired German __________, called Hessians, to control the colonial population

• armies

• fighters

• mercenaries

• soldiers

After the __________, the British took complete control over Boston.

• Battle of Boston Harbor

• Battle of Boston Hill

• Battle of Breed’s Hill

• Battle of Bunker Hill

Who appointed the committee to write the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Roger Sherman

• John Hancock

__________ served as the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin