Road to the Revolution

Before the Revolutionary War, colonists organized boycotts against Great Britain. What group used violence and threats to enforce these boycotts?

• Imperial Policy

• Sons of Liberty

• Massachusetts Militia

• Second Continental Congress

This person was a great inventor, scientist, and writer. He also helped to convince France to support America during the revolution. Who was he?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

Who was king of England during the American Revolution?

• King Henry VIII

• George Washington

• King George III

• King Edward III

Who of the following was not a president of the United States?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

• Patrick Henry

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

During the Boston Tea Party,

• colonists raided British ships and threw crates overboard.

• Native Americans threw tea at British troops.

• Americans celebrated their victory at Trenton.

• the cost of tea was very expensive.

The Declaration of Independence states that all people have a natural right to

• free speech.

• a trial by jury.

• the pursuit of happiness.

• worship as they choose.

Which battle convinced the French to become America's ally during the revolution?

• Lexington and Concord

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Bunker Hill

The last major battle of the American Revolution was _

• Saratoga.

• Yorktown.

• Trenton.

• Princeton.

Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, spoke about the colonies becoming independent from Great Britain.

• Common Sense

• Declaration of Independence

• Olive Branch Petition

• Treaty of Paris (1783)