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Key Figures of the American Revolution

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

2.

Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

George Washington

c)

Benedict Arnold

d)

Nathanael Greene

3.

Which Founding Father is famous for his "Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

John Adams

d)

Alexander Hamilton

4.

Which individual was a prominent leader of the Sons of Liberty and helped organize the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

John Adams

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Benjamin Franklin

5.

Who was the American naval commander famous for his declaration, "I have not yet begun to fight!"?

a)

John Paul Jones

b)

Ethan Allen

c)

Benedict Arnold

d)

Horatio Gates

6.

Which individual was a key advocate for independence and helped draft the Declaration of Independence?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

7.

Who was the author of the influential pamphlet "Common Sense," which advocated for American independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

John Adams

d)

Benjamin Franklin

8.

Who was the French nobleman who became a major general in the Continental Army and a close friend of George Washington?

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Baron von Steuben

c)

Comte de Rochambeau

d)

Admiral de Grasse

9.

Who asked her husband to "Remember the Ladies" when creating laws for the new country?

a)

Abigail Adams

b)

Betsy Ross

c)

Martha Washington

d)

Mercy Otis Warren

10.

Who helped George Washington and the Continental Army by serving as a double agent spy during the American Revolution?

a)

Wentworth Cheswell

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

James Armistead

d)

Crispus Attucks

11.

Who was the former slave who was the first casualty of the American Revolution when he was killed during the Boston Massacre?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Wentworth Cheswell

d)

Crispus Attucks

12.

Enlightened thinker who's philophies included Consent of the Governed and Natural Rights

a)

Charles Montesquieu

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Sir Isaac Newton

13.

King of England during the American Revolution

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

King George III

14.

Patriot who served in the Continental Army and later became the first black Founding Father.

a)

Wentworth Cheswell

b)

Crispus Attucks

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

James Armistead