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WorksheetsKey Players in the American Revolution
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This man was the King of England during the Revolutionary War.
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
King George III
c)
Paul Revere
d)
George Washington
2.
This man started the group known as The Sons of Liberty.
a)
King George III
b)
George Washington
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
Thomas Jefferson
3.
This man was one of the first people to speak out against the Stamp Act.
a)
Richard Henry Lee
b)
King George II
c)
George Washington
d)
Patrick Henry
4.
This man was the lawyer who defended the British Soldiers who fired shots during the Boston Massacre.
a)
John Adams
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
5.
This man was a silversmith and an express rider who could make a trip from Boston to New York on a horse in one week.
a)
John Adams
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
John Hancock
6.
This man was a wealthy farmer and a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses.
a)
George Washington
b)
Paul Revere
c)
King George III
d)
Samuel Adams
7.
This man was an important Patriot leader who lived in Boston. He was a good friend of Paul Revere.
a)
John Adams
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
John Hancock
d)
Thomas Jeffereson
8.
This man was the colonel who led the Battle of Bunker Hill.
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
William Prescott
9.
This man published a pamphlet titled "Common Sense." to convince people that it was time to declare independence from Britain.
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Richard Henry Lee
10.
This man was the first to ask the Continental Congress to vote for independence from Britain.
a)
Richard Henry Lee
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
King George III
11.
This man had a reputation for being quiet, very intelligent, and an excellent writer.
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Richard Henry Lee
12.
This man was on the committee to write the Declaration of Independence.
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
King George III
c)
Richard Henry Lee
d)
William Prescott
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