Founding Fathers

George Washington was chosen to lead the Continental Army by the

• First Continental Congress

• Boston Tea Party

• Second Continental Congress

• Boston Massacre

Who was the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington

Which document states that all people have the rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness?

• Declaration of Independance

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

• The Mayflower Compact

He was the Commander of the Continental Army.

• John Hancock
• John Adams
• George Washington
• Francis Marion

He carried the news of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.

• Francis Marion

• John Paul Jones

• John Hancock

• Paul Revere

He organized the Sons of Liberty and participated in the Boston Tea Party.

• Francis Marion

• Nathan Hale

• Samuel Adams

• John Adams

He was an inventor, delegate to other countries, writer, politician, and was one of the first people to urge the Colonies to join together.

• John Paul Jones

• Thomas Paine

• Ben Franklin

• Francis Marion

He wrote the pamphlet, "Common Sense."

• Thomas Jefferson
• Thomas Paine
• Ben Franklin
• John Adams

This group of patriots organized boycotts, protests, and the famous Boston Tea Party.

• Continental Army

• Boston Tea Protest Council

• Sons of Liberty

• Treaty of Paris

An engraving (picture) of this event created by Paul Revere helped unify the colonies against the British.

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Lexington and Concord