Unit 4 Test: The American Revolution

Who were the Loyalists?

• American colonists who supported independence from Great Britain

• American colonists who did not support independence from Great Britain

1. What is considered the first battle of the American Revolution?

• Lexington and Concord

• Trenton

• Bunker Hill

• Yorktown

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

• Patrick Henry

• Sam Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Paine

The U.S. was founded on July 4, 1776, by the approval of this document.

• the Treaty of Paris
• the Constitution
• the Declaration of Independence
• the Virginia Charter

Who were the Patriots?

• American colonists who supported independence from Great Britain

• American colonists who did not support independence from Great Britain

Who was NOT chosen as an author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

What is the name of the battle that was considered the turning point in the American Revolution?

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Lexington and Concord

• King's Hill

What was the name of the British king during the American Revolution?

• King Charles III

• King George III

• King William III

• King James III

Finish the slogan that was used by patriots during this time... "No taxation without__________"

Who blocked the British from entering the Yorktown harbor?

• American Navy

• French Navy

• Dutch Navy

• Spanish Navy