American Revolution

Based on the Declaration of Independence, why did the colonists want to be independent from Great Britain?

• The British failed to protect the colonists from attack

• The British refused to buy good from the colonists.

• The British took away the colonists' natural rights.

• The British did not give the colonistss religious freedom.

The painting shows Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams working on an important document in 1776. Based on your knowledge of social studies, what document were they working on?

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Bill of Rights

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Great Compromise

Define BOYCOTT

• a situation where multiple people or organizations try to outperform each other

• the cruel slaughter of a large number of people, especially a group of helpless or unresisting people

• to stop buying or using something as a form of protest

• to formally forbid a person or group from doing something

I made a midnight ride to warn the countryside of a British attack.

• Ben Franklin

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

• King George III

I was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.

• Ben Franklin

• King George III

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

Which group wanted independence from England?

• Loyalist

• Patriot

Which group wanted to stay with England?

• Loyalist

• Patriot

In which battle started the American Revolution and was the known as the "shot heard round the world"?

• Trenton

• Saratoga

• Lexington and Concord

• Bunker Hill

"No ________ without representation"

• voting
• taxation
• rights
• liberty poles

What event is depicted in this image?

• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Lexington and Concord