American Revolution Test Review

This Enlightenment thinker inspired "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" in the Declaration of Independence

• John Locke

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

The Declaration of Independence talks about natural rights. What are natural rights?

• Rights you are born with.

• Rights given to you by the government.

• Rights that you have to earn as an adult.

• Rights that are given only to the wealthy.

Who wrote the Pamphlet Common Sense?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Dickinson

• Thomas Paine

• John Adams

Although part of a committee, he is considered the main author of the Delcaration of Independence

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

She helped successfully run the Culper Spy Ring in New York

• Anna Strong

• Molly Pitcher

• Martha Washington

• Deborah Sampson Gannett

He helped train the Continental army into a fighting force by showing them better hygiene and how to use bayonets

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Baron von Steuben

• Charles Conrwallis

• Benedict Arnold

She wrote extensively about the tyranny of the British at a time when women writers were not as well-known

• Anna Strong

• Abigail Adams

• Mercy Otis Warren

• Molly Pitcher

What is a mercenary?

• A foreign soldier hired to fight for another country

• A soldier that can be ready in a moment's notice

• A person who is against independence from Britain

• A person who believes in the use of tarring and feathering

A person who believed in independence from Britain was known as what?

• Loyalist

• Minutemen

• Mercenary

• Patriot

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Battle of Trenton?

• It took place in New York.

• It was a decisive victory for the British.

• A surprise attack led to American victory.

• Hessian soldiers from Germany fought on the American side.