Revolution Review

What did the Olive Branch Petition do?

• Assured the King of England that most of the American colonists were still loyal to him.

• Told the King of England that the Americans were ready to go to war over taxes and representation

• Asked the King of England to send more troops to the colonies in order to enforce the King's laws

Who was named commander of the Continental Army?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Gage

Who was the American leader of the Green Mountain Boys who captured Fort Ticonderoga?

• Ethan Allen

• George Washington

• William Prescott

• Francis Marion

Who was the American leader of the soldiers that tried to defend Breed's Hill and Bunker Hill?

• Ethan Allen

• George Washington

• William Prescott

• Francis Marion

What is the main idea of "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine?

• The American colonies were receiving no benefits from England and should become independent

• The American colonies should remain loyal to England to maintain peace

• The American colonies should be grateful that England was protecting them from the French

Who claimed on June 7, 1776 that "these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states"?

• Richard Henry Lee

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock

• George Washington

Who was selected by a committee to write the Declaration of Independence?

• Richard Henry Lee

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock

• George Washington

Who was the president of the Second Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence first? He wrote his name so big that King George III could read it without his glasses.

• Richard Henry Lee

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock

• George Washington

The introduction of the Declaration of Independence

• preamble

• 2nd section

• 3rd section

• 4th section

lists the rights of the citizen

• preamble

• 2nd section

• 3rd section

• 4th section