The First Phase of the Revolutionary War

Who won the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

• Spanish conquistadors
• French army
• British soldiers
• American colonists

What conflict gave the Continental Congress confidence to declare independence?

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Brooklyn

• Siege of Boston

• Siege of Verdun

According to the Declaration of Independence who institutes or creates governments?

• The King

• The People

• The Pope

• The President

What was the date the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?

• July 4,1776

• August 2, 1776

• April 18, 1776

• December 16, 1773

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Samuel Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Paul Revere

To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was

• an act of loyalty.
• an act of treason.
• an act of bravery.
• an act of insanity.

Which argument most logically follows from Jefferson's expressed ideas in the Declaration of Independence?

• The rights of men should be supported over those of women.

• Monarchy is a bad form of government because rulers

  are not elected.

• All forms of government destroy human rights and should be abandoned.

• Any form of government that suppresses people's freedoms should be overthrown.

Which of the following is the central idea put forth in the Declaration of Independence?

• The American people will fight to the death to protect themselves from attacks by Britain.

• The American colonies are justified in rejecting British rule and setting up a new government.

• The people of Great Britain should claim their own independence from the rule of the current king.

• Americans who support the idea of independence from Great Britain greatly outnumber those who do not.

When Thomas Jefferson copied John Locke's ideas about the social contract, what did he say the people had the right to do to a government who was not protecting the people's rights?

• Write a letter
• Suggest how it could be better
• Wait until they started to respect the people's rights
• Abolish it

The Intolerable Acts were in response to which event?

• Repeal of Stamp Act
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party
• Olive Branch Petition