WorksheetsChapter 5 People to know
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
group of male colonists who protested taxes; not afraid to use violence
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Daughters of Liberty
c)
Parliament
2.
founder and leader of the Sons of Liberty
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
John Adams
c)
George Washington
3.
famous Early American politician from Virginia who, while protesting the Stamp Act, said, "Give me liberty or give me death".
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
John Hancock
4.
groups of colonists began writing letters to each other to form ways of resisting British rule; shows communication between the colonies
a)
committee of correspondence
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Green Mountain Boys
5.
leader of Great Britain at the time of the American Revolution
a)
King George III
b)
King John
c)
King Henry VIII
6.
Group formed in 1774, established militias
a)
Continental Congress
b)
Parliament
c)
Sons of Liberty
7.
meeting of delegates in 1775, formed Continental Army, wrote Olive Branch Petition
a)
Second Continental Congress
b)
Lexington and Concord
c)
First Continental Congress
8.
professional army formed by Second Continental Congress
a)
Continental Army
b)
militia
c)
Green Mountain Boys
9.
commander of Continental Army
a)
George Washington
b)
John Hancock
c)
Benjamin Franklin
10.
author of Common Sense which argued that it made sense for the colonies to be independent
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
11.
author of the Declaration of Independence
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Patrick Henry
12.
wrote his name in large print so that King George III could read it
a)
John Hancock
b)
John Adams
c)
Benjamin Franklin
13.
A free black man who was the first person killed in the Revolution at the Boston Massacre.
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
George Washington
14.
American silversmith who became a hero after his famous ride to warn of the British advance on Lexington and Concord.
a)
Paul Revere
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Thomas Paine
15.
Colonists who wanted independence from Britain
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutral
16.
American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
a)
Loyalists
b)
Neutral
c)
Patriots
17.
he was the leader of the Green Mountain boys and attacked Fort Ticonderoga along with Gen. Benedict Arnold and won
a)
Ethan Allan
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Crispus Attucks
18.
17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property and influenced Thomas Jefferson when he wrote the Declaration of Independence.
a)
John Locke
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Paine
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