American Revolution: vocab review Flashcards

1

George Washington was...

commander of MA
commander of militia
commander of continental army

2

The minutemen were...

continental army
part of civilian militia
marines

3

Declaration of rights include...

life, liberty & property
liberty & happiness
life, peace & freedom

4

The weapons storehouse was located in the town of...

Lexington
Concord
Philadelphia
El Monte

5

What was the purpose of this meeting...

the closing of philadelphia
discuss the closing of Boston Harbor
closing of New York Harbor

6

Thomas Paine was...

author of Common Sense
President of the U.S.
author of the declaration

7

First Continental Congress was...

party
gathering of citizens
gathering of delegates

8

A Loyalist remained loyal to...

America
Great Britain
King Dorf

9

Thomas Jefferson wrote...

common sense
declaration of independence
declaration of rights

10

The Battle of Saratoga took place...

New England
New York
New Jersey

11

Who said "give me liberty or give me death"

John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry

12

The Battle of Yorktown was...

last battle against the British
the last major battle of American Revolution
first battle of American Revolution

13

Battle of Trenton was...

a victory against Hessians
a victory against the redcoats
a victory against the colonists

14

Who wore the Redcoats?

Colonist
British
French
Americans

15

Every colony except.... sent delegates

New York
Georgia
England
Philadelphia

American Revolution: vocab review

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American Revolution: vocab review

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