Key People of the Revolution

John Adams is known for...

• Leading the Continental Army

• Promoting the cause for independence

• Being King of England

• Being a French ally during the war

Who was from Pennsylvania and was a member of Continental Congress, and helped gain support from France?

• Ben Franklin

• John Adams

• Marquis de Lafayette

• George Washington

Who was James Armistead Lafayette?

• A French nobleman who helped the Continental Army

• An enslaved African American who wrote patriotic poems and plays

• The primary author of the Declaration of Independence

• An enslaved African American who served as a spy for the Continental Army

King George III was...

• The British King during the American Revolution

• The French nobleman who helped the Continental Army

• The commander of the Continental Army

• The primary author of the Declaration of Independence

The British General who surrendered at Yorktown was:

• James Armistead Lafayette

• George Washington

• King George III

• Lord Cornwallis

The formerly enslaved African American who wrote patriotic plays and poems was:

• James Armistead Lafayette

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Phillis Wheatley

• Ben Franklin

A key member of the Sons of Liberty, he helped plan the Boston Tea Party:

• John Adams

• Sam Adams

• Ben Franklin

• Patrick Henry

Whose midnight ride warned the patriots about the British arriving before the battle of Lexington and Concord?

• Paul Revere

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• Sam Adams

"GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!"

• Paul Revere

• Patrick Henry

• Ben Franklin

• John Adams

Thomas Paine is known for...

• Writing the pamphlet "Common Sense"

• Writing the Declaration of Independence

• Writing the Constitution

• Writing Poor Richard's Almanac