Revolutionary War

Who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Benedict Arnold

• Thomas Jefferson

Congress wanted to ____________ with the British.

• go to war

• have a meeting

• resolve things peacefully

• have one congress

When the colonies requested peace from the King, he did NOT _______.

• ignore the petition

• declare the colonists rebellious

• ban all trade with the colonies

• offer to do what the colonies wanted

Who wrote Common Sense?

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

• King George

• Patrick Henry

______________ is having the same rights as everyone else.

• freedom

• independence

• equality

• slavery

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Paine

• John Locke

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Congress voted on and declared independence on _____.

• July 4, 1976

• July 7, 1776

• July 4, 1776

• June 4, 1777

The Declaration of Independence states that _____________.

• the colonies will be under the law of the King

• the British can tax the colonies

• everyone is created equally

• the colonies would rule over Britain

The first part of the Declaration of Independence is called __________.

• the Preamble

• the Introduction

• the Colonist's Requests

• Part One

When the war began, many people thought the colonists __________.

• would defeat Britain

• could not win

• were going to surrender

• had a bigger army