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WorksheetsImportant People of the American Revolution
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 10mins
Military Leader of the continental army?
George Washington
Paul Revere
John Hancock
John Paul Jones
President of Second Continental Congress which wrote the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
Thomas Jeffereson
Benjamin Franklin
Patrick Henry
Member of Boston Sons of Liberty.Participated in the Boston Tea Party.Famous for warning the colonists that "the RedCoats"prior to the start of the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord
John Adams
Samuel Adams
Paul Revere
Thomas Paine
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Paul Revere
British author who immigrated to the colonies prior to the start of the war.Wrote the pamphlet,common sense,which urged the colonists to go to war with Great Britain for their Independence
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Military leader of the British forces stationed in the 13 colonies.Defeated at the Battle of Yorktown
General Charles Cornwallis
George Washingnton
King George3
Thomas Jefferson
French general who support the American during the war for Independence.Helped trained colonial troops and persuaded France to aid the colonies
Marquis de Lafaytte
Samuel Adams
Abigail Adams
John Adams
Leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty-directly responsible for the BOSTON TEA PARTY
Samuel Adams
John Hancock
John Adams
Thomas Paine
King of Great Britain during the American Revolution.With parliament responsible for taxation of the colonies
King George3
Marquis de Lafayette
George Washignton
John Adams
Responsible for helping the colonies gain aid from foreign countries.A member of the Continental Congress.Helped negotiate the TREATY OF PARIS 1783
John Adams
Marquis de Lafayette
Abigail Adams
Charles Cornwallis
Wife of John Adams who urged him to "remember the ladies"during the creation of the new colonial government during the American Revolution
Abigail Adams
Samuel Adams
John Adams
Thomas Paine
Killed at the Boston Massacre.Considered to be the first death of the American Revolution
Crispus Attucks
James Armistead(Lafayette)
Haym Salomon
Wentworth Cheswell
When was the Declaration of Independence made?
July 4, 1776
May 7, 1965
April 4, 1974
June 9, 1776
Who famously served as the lawyer to the British soldiers during the Boston Massacre trial and later assisted in creating the U.S. Declaration of Independence?
Samuel Adams
John Adams
James Armistead
Crispus Attucks
Who was the first American killed during the Revolution? Hint: He was the feature of the engraving, "The Bloody Massacre."
Samuel Adams
John Adams
James Armistead
Crispus Attucks
Who created the "Join or Die" political cartoon and negotiated the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
Wentworth Cheswell
Crispus Attucks
Benjamin Franklin
Bernardo de Galvez
Who is considered the "Father of the Declaration of Independence?"
Marquis de Lafayette
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Who was the aristocratic French military advisor to the Continental Army?
Marquis de Lafayette
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Who famously wrote "Common Sense?"
Marquis de Lafayette
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Who famously rode on the "Midnight Ride" towards Lexington and Concord? He also engraved the "Bloody Massacre."
Haym Soloman
Paul Revere
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army?
Haym Soloman
Paul Revere
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Which of the following was NOT a major point in the Treaty of Paris?
All 13 colonies were to be free and independent states.
George Washington would be the new King.
The boundaries of the United States were expanded to the Mississippi River.
Resolved issues with American debts that were owed to British.
After the Treaty of Paris was signed, Americans struggled with _______. (You can CHOOSE MORE THAN ONE ANSWER)
paying off their debt.
slavery.
figuring out how to rule themselves.
freedom from Britain.
The primary goal of the Treaty of Paris was to...
reward the French for their efforts in the war.
punish the British.
help the colonies and Britain become rich.
maintain peace between Britain and the United States.
When was the Treaty of Paris signed?
July 4, 1776
September 3, 1783
January 14, 1784
October 19, 1781
Where was the Treaty of Paris signed?
Britain
United States
France
Spain
The Treaty of Paris also involved other nations as part of its treaty, including ____
France and Spain
Demark and Italy
Germany and Italy
Italy and Norway
