American Revolution Review

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:

1.    Colonists who were loyal to Great Britain were ________________.

• Patriots

• neutral

• Loyalists

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:

Colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain were ________________.

• Patriots

• neutral

• Loyalists

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:

Colonists who did not take sides remained ________________.

• Patriots

• neutral

• Loyalists

____________________ made their famous midnight rides to warn the militias the British were coming!

• William Dawes and Thomas Gage

• Thomas Gage and Samuel Adams

• Paul Revere and William Dawes

________________________ happened at Lexington and Concord.

• The British fired the first shots of the Revolutionary War.

• The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired, but no one knows who fired them.

• The Colonists fired the first shots of the Revolutionary War.

Determine whether each statement is true or false:

King George III is known for losing the British colonies in America.

• True

• False

Determine whether each statement is true or false:

George Washington was a commander of the British armies in America.

• True

• False

Determine whether each statement is true or false:

George Washington later became the first president of the United States

• True

• False

Match each person to their description:

__________________became commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and later became the first president.

• Benjamin Franklin

• Patrick Henry

• John Adams

• George Washington

Match each person to their description:

_____________helped edit the Declaration of Independence; later became a U.S. President.

• Benjamin Franklin

• Patrick Henry

• John Adams

• George Washington