What key trait was shared by Loyalists in the American Revolution?

• Loyalists supported American Independence.

• Loyalists opposed Great Britain's imperial policies

• Loyalists opposed going to war against Great Britain.

• Loyalists supported taxation without representation.

How did minutemen get their name? They were a part of a colonial militia who......

• could quickly be ready to fight

• quickly changed sides in a fight

• could leave for the colonies quickly

• would run away from a fight quickly

Who wrote poems and plays supporting American independence?

• Phillis Wheatley

• Abigail Adams

• George Washington

• Molly Pitcher

Whose letters are some of the earliest known writings about women's rights?

• Phillis Wheatley

• Paul Revere

• Abigail Adams

• John Hancock

She was an important advisor to her husband; she told him to "remember the ladies" when forming America's new government

• Abigail Adams

• Betsy Ross

• Paul Revere

• Alexander Hamilton

Who supported the American Revolution?

• Phillis Wheatley

• Abigail Adams

• Both

Who was born into slavery?

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln
• Phyllis Wheatley

Who were the Redcoats and why were they called that?

• The Am. Indians who allied with the British because they wore red coats

• Another name for the British because they wore red coats.

• Another name for the Sons of Liberty because they wore red coats.

• Another name for the colonial militia because they wore red coats

Why did the British army set up camp at Yorktown, Virginia?

• They planned to surrender there

• They thought it would stop French supply ships from helping Americans

• They thought it would be hard for the American army to attack

• They thought it would be a good place for British supply ships to land

The Sons of Liberty were ______ who protested against British rule.

• Patriots

• Redcoats

• Tories

• Loyalists