13 Colonies to Independence

What were the British soldiers called?

• minutemen

• redcoats

• Sons of Liberty

• bluecoats

What did Paul Revere use to warn the patriots about the redcoats coming?

• lanterns

• whistle

• bell

• yelling

Who won the war?

• British

• Great Britian

• England

• Americans

At the Boston Tea Party, the colonists _______.

• drank tea

• threw tea into the Boston Harbor

• set off fireworks

• ignored the British

Who was asked to write the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• King George III

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

The American leaders thought the British laws were unfair and sent letters to _____.

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• King George III

• Thomas Jefferson

American soldiers in Concord were called ______.

• loyalist

• redcoats

• minutemen

• Sons of Liberty

Who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"?

• Patrick Henry

• John Adams

• George Washington

• King George III

Benjamin Franklin _____.

• commanded the American army

• invented many useful things

• built the
  White House

• wrote the Declaration of Independence

Who was the first president of the United States of America?

• King George III

• George Washington

• Thomas Jeffeson

• Patrick Henry