Revolutionary War Part II

Wh were the colonist called who wanted the colonies free from Britain?

• Tories

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• Neutrals

In their second meeting, the Continental Congress took which important action?

• created the committees of correspondence.

• sent a letter of protest to Parliament.

• Organized boycotts of British goods.

• Appointed George Washington as commander of the Continental army.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Jay

What had the greatest influence on colonists to fight for their independence from Britain?

• Common Sense

• Hessians

• Indian attacks on the frontiers.

• British troops housed in private homes.

" We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness"

What movement is best associated with this quote from the

Declaration of Independence?

• Protestantism

• Feudalism

• Enlightenment

• Quakerism

"When in the Course of Human events, it becomes neessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them to another, and to assume among the powers of the Earth....."

Which important document of the United Staes begins with these words?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• United States Constitution

• The Pledge of Allegiance

Why did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?

• To convince the Loyalists to fight

• To convince France to help the Patriots

• To convince Patriots to fight for independence

The Revolutionary War started with this event?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

• The signing of the Mayflower Compact

Select all the events that led to the start of the Revolutionary War:

• Stamp Act

• Boston Tea Party

• Jamestown Massacre

• French and Indian War

• Intolerable Acts

Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?

• it was the turning point of the war

• it showed for the first time the colonials could stand up against the Brits

• the colonials took many prisoners of war and replenished their supplies

• it was the last battle of the Revolutionary War