What was the Declaration of Independence?

Document telling the King colonists wanted independence

Three representatives from the colonies were sent to England to work out the terms of a treaty

Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Jay

What was the Boston Tea Party a protest against?

Taxes without representation in Parliament.

George Washington ...

Was the General of the Continental Army

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1
Benjamin Franklin's contribution to the Revolution includes...
Helped persuade the French to support the colonies
Helped revise and signed the Declaration of Independence
One of the representatives work out terms of Treaty of Paris
All of the above
2
Continental Army rosses the Delaware River on Christmas and surprise attacks the Hessians
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Saratoga
3
First major Colonial/British conflict. British won, but Colonists stood a chance.
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Lexington & Concord
Battle of Trenton
4
What was the name of the militia ready at a moment's notice?
militia
minutemen
patriot
continental army
5
Two nicknames for British soldiers
Redcoats & Patriots
Loyalists & Lobsterbacks
Redcoats & Lobsterbacks
Loyalists & Patriots
6
What was the Declaration of Independence?
A document declaring the war was over.
The Olive Branch Petition
Document telling the King colonists wanted independence
7
Three representatives from the colonies were sent to England to work out the terms of a treaty
Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Sam Adams
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Jay
8
This document, signed on September 3, 1783, officially ended the war.
Treaty of America
Peace Treaty
Treaty of Paris
Declaration of Independence
9
What was the Boston Tea Party a protest against?
Boston Harbor
Sons of Liberty
Taxes without representation in Parliament.
Inteolerable Acts
10
Paul Revere rode on a horse and warned the people of ____ that the British were coming.
Yorktown
Lexington & Concord
Valley Forge
Saratoga
11
The first shot of the war was fired here, marking start of the war. SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD
Battle of Lexington & Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
Winter at Valley Forge
Battle of Saratoga
12
People who wanted to form a new nation were known as...
loyalists
patriots
colonists
neutralists
13
The Continental Army sought shelter here and trained hard. Over 2,500 soldiers died.
Spring at Lexington
Summer at Saratoga
Winter at Valley Forge
Battle of Valley Forge
14
President of the 2nd Continental Congress and the first to sign the Declaration of Independence
Paul Revere
John Hancock
George Washington
King George III
15
George Washington ...
Helped write the Treaty of Paris
Was the General of the Continental Army
Was the ruler of England
Tried to get France to join the Continental Army
16
People who supported England and King George III were known as _.
Colonist
Neutralist
Loyalist
Patriot
17
Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Sam Adams
George Washington
18
What was the final battle of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Lexington & Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
19
England was known as the...
patriots
winners
Mother Country
20
How did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?
All of the above
Colonists were mad to have no representation in Parliament
Created debt for England
British taxed the colonists to raise money to pay back debts

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