American Revolution Drill

The Continental Congress issued this commission to -

• Benedict Arnold

• Alexanders Hamilton

• John Hancock

• George Washington

All the events listed above occurred during -

• the era of westward expansion

• the Era of Good Feelings

• the Revolutionary era

• the Jacksonian Era

This sequence of events resulted in the adoption of the -

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Treaty of Paris

• Declaration of Independence

This excerpt refers to rights that people -

• earn by demonstrating loyalty to their government

• receive by becoming citizens of a country

• have as a result of being human

• are granted after enlistment in the military

In this excerpt, the authors of the Virginia Declaration of Rights are describing right they consider -

• granted to citizens by their government

• natural and possessed at birth

• protected under religious doctrine

• defined by courts

The rights listed above were -

• established by a series of Supreme Court decisions

• defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence

• established by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution

• defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Address

The list includes rights that are considered -

• transferable

• legislated

• unalienable

• inherited

Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?

• Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected office.

• Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes.

• Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British army.

• Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony's militia.

Which of the following best completes this excerpt?

• Saratoga

• Concord

• Trenton

• Yorktown

Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War?

• The British victory extended the fighting for another year.

• The American defeat led many soldiers to desert the Continental Army.

• The British defeat marked the beginning of a steady decline in British navy.

• The American victory convinced France to ally with the United States.