American Revolution

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

• Lexington and Concord

• Trenton

• Bunker Hill

• Yorktown

Common Sense was written by

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Locke

• George Washington

• Thomas Paine

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• John Adams

This treaty formally ended the American Revolution

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Boston

• Treaty of Paris of 1783

What was one purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• to establish a framework for government

• to express reasons for limiting immigration

• to state the reasons for the colonies to separate from England

• to list arguments for women’s suffrage

Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led members of the Sons of Liberty in this protest against taxes.

• First Continental Congress

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Stamp Act Congress

What are unalienable rights?

• rights given by the president

• rights the government can't take away from you

• rights given by congress

Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Crispus Attucks

Helped America form an alliance with France, who provided soldiers, supplies and money that proved critical to America’s victory in the war. Served in the Second Continental Congress and helped draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He also negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War.

• John Paul Jones

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

Started the Sons of Liberty, participated in the Boston Tea Party.

• George Washington
• Patrick Henry
• John Paul Jones
• Samuel Adams