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6th grade: American Revolution
6th grade: American Revolution
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American Revolution #history #sol #virginia
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1
Whose ideas related to the unalienable rights were incorporated into the Declaration?
Benjamin Franklin
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
2
Which person did
NOT
play a key role in the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
John Smith
John Adams
3
Which colony did
NOT
attend the First Continental Congress?
Georgia
Virginia
New York
South Carolina
4
At which site did General Lord Cornwallis surrender to American Troops?
Pennsylvania
Richmond
Yorktown
Williamsburg
5
The Declaration of Independence professed a unique concept of government because it centered on
the rights of those governed
keeping the power in federal courts
a leader with power to make laws and enforce them
one branch of government
6
Which former slave wrote poems and plays to support American Independence from Great Britain?
Martha Washington
Clara Barton
Phillis Wheatley
Sojourner Truth
7
Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
8
In what year was the Declaration of Independence approved?
1777
1781
1776
1763
9
People have a right and duty to change the government. What document specifies that?
Constitution
Proclamation of 1763
Declaration of Independence
Magna Cart
10
Which political idea of John Locke influenced American independence?
Secession
Federalism
Strong Leaders
Natural rights
11
Who spoke the following words?
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
12
England passed the Stamp act in the colonies to
take control of foreign trade
raise money to pay for a war
give people the right to vote
put governors in total control
13
The colonists won the Revolutionary War because they
had more supplies
had better weapons
had a more powerful navy
fought on their own land
14
Which victory marked the end of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle at Boston
Battle at New Orleans
Battle at Yorktown
15
What key event involved a snowball fight that resulted in the killing of 5 colonists?
Winter at Valley Forge
The Boston Massacre
Lexington and Concord
The Boston Tea Party
16
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
Charles I
Henry VII
Edward II
George III
17
Which event immediately followed the French and Indian War and angered the colonists?
First Continental Congress
Signing of the Treaty of Paris
Battle of Saratoga
Proclamation of 1763
18
This picture shows what protest of English control in the colonies?
Boston Tax Party
Boston Tea Party
Stamp Act rising
Issuing the Proclamation of 1763
19
How did the Proclamation of 1763 affect the British colonists?
It limited the western movement of settlers
It led to an increase in fur trading
It prevented trade with American Indians
It led to the French and Indian War
20
What are the "certain unalienable rights" stated in the Declaration of Independence?
Right to travel freely in the colonies
Right to govern oneself in a democracy
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
Right to own land
21
To help pay for the French and Indian War, what did Great Britain force on the colonists?
Trade
Restrictions
Laws
Taxes
22
Which of the following is
NOT
a key philosophy of the Declaration of Independence?
Trial by peers
People establish the government to protect their rights
People have "certain unalienable rights"
Government derives power from the people
23
What two countries helped to provide the colonists in their fight against Great Britain?
Italy and Holland
France and Portugal
Spain and France
Netherlands and Spain
24
According to the Declaration of Independence, government receives its power from the:
legislature
people
judiciary
miliatry
25
How did George Washington and other patriot leaders of Revolutionary times help win the war?
They inspired others to fight for their principles.
They waited for others to take the lead
They only fought battles they could win
They followed their British training