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Important People of the American Revolution

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Military Leader of the continental army?

a)

George Washington

b)

Paul Revere

c)

John Hancock

d)

John Paul Jones

2.

President of Second Continental Congress which wrote the Declaration of Independence

a)

John Hancock

b)

Thomas Jeffereson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Patrick Henry

3.

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

a)

John Adams

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Thomas Paine

4.

Author of the Declaration of Independence

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

George Washington

d)

Paul Revere

5.

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

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Adams

6.

Military leader of the British forces stationed in the 13 colonies.Defeated at the Battle of Yorktown

a)

General Charles Cornwallis

b)

George Washingnton

c)

King George3

d)

Thomas Jefferson

7.

French general who support the American during the war for Independence.Helped trained colonial troops and persuaded France to aid the colonies

a)

Marquis de Lafaytte

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Abigail Adams

d)

John Adams

8.

Leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty-directly responsible for the BOSTON TEA PARTY

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

John Hancock

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Paine

9.

King of Great Britain during the American Revolution.With parliament responsible for taxation of the colonies

a)

King George3

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

George Washignton

d)

John Adams

10.

Responsible for helping the colonies gain aid from foreign countries.A member of the Continental Congress.Helped negotiate the TREATY OF PARIS 1783

a)

John Adams

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

Abigail Adams

d)

Charles Cornwallis

11.

Wife of John Adams who urged him to "remember the ladies"during the creation of the new colonial government during the American Revolution

a)

Abigail Adams

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Paine

12.

Killed at the Boston Massacre.Considered to be the first death of the American Revolution

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

James Armistead(Lafayette)

c)

Haym Salomon

d)

Wentworth Cheswell

13.

When was the Declaration of Independence made?

a)

July 4, 1776

b)

May 7, 1965

c)

April 4, 1974

d)

June 9, 1776

14.

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?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

John Adams

c)

James Armistead

d)

Crispus Attucks

15.

Who was the first American killed during the Revolution? Hint: He was the feature of the engraving, "The Bloody Massacre."

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

John Adams

c)

James Armistead

d)

Crispus Attucks

16.

Who created the "Join or Die" political cartoon and negotiated the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

a)

Wentworth Cheswell

b)

Crispus Attucks

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Bernardo de Galvez

17.

Who is considered the "Father of the Declaration of Independence?"

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Thomas Paine

18.

Who was the aristocratic French military advisor to the Continental Army?

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Thomas Paine

19.

Who famously wrote "Common Sense?"

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Thomas Paine

20.

Who famously rode on the "Midnight Ride" towards Lexington and Concord? He also engraved the "Bloody Massacre."

a)

Haym Soloman

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

21.

Who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army?

a)

Haym Soloman

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

22.
King George III
a)
Person who helped set up the Committee of Correspondence and form the Sons of Liberty.
b)
Writer of the Declaration of Independence. Founding Father, 3rdPresident of America.
c)
King of England during the Revolutionary War. Taxed the colonists to pay for French and Indian War.
d)
An African American soldier killed during the Boston Massacre.
23.
Thomas Jefferson
a)
An African American soldier killed during the Boston Massacre.
b)
Writer of the Declaration of Independence. Founding Father, 3rdPresident of America.
c)
Person who had been trying to get France to help during the war.
d)
Person who helped set up the Committee of Correspondence and form the Sons of Liberty.
24.
Crispus Attucks
a)
An African American soldier killed during the Boston Massacre.
b)
Military with special training. They had to be ready for battle at a minute’s notice.
c)
Known as the most famous traitor in American history. He was a member of The Sons of Liberty. He was paid to provide information to the British. He fled America as a traitor after the Revolutionary War.
d)
Person who had been trying to get France to help during the war.
25.

Which of the following was NOT a major point in the Treaty of Paris?

a)

All 13 colonies were to be free and independent states.

b)

George Washington would be the new King.

c)

The boundaries of the United States were expanded to the Mississippi River.

d)

Resolved issues with American debts that were owed to British.

26.

After the Treaty of Paris was signed, Americans struggled with _______. (You can CHOOSE MORE THAN ONE ANSWER)

a)

paying off their debt.

b)

slavery.

c)

figuring out how to rule themselves.

d)

freedom from Britain.

27.

The primary goal of the Treaty of Paris was to...

a)

reward the French for their efforts in the war.

b)

punish the British.

c)

help the colonies and Britain become rich.

d)

maintain peace between Britain and the United States.

28.

When was the Treaty of Paris signed?

a)

July 4, 1776

b)

September 3, 1783

c)

January 14, 1784

d)

October 19, 1781

29.

Where was the Treaty of Paris signed?

a)

Britain

b)

United States

c)

France

d)

Spain

30.

The Treaty of Paris also involved other nations as part of its treaty, including ____

a)

France and Spain

b)

Demark and Italy

c)

Germany and Italy

d)

Italy and Norway