U5 L2: The Revolution Begins

Multiple Choice

Colonists that saw themselves as Americans fighting for their rights and freedom were called?

• Loyalists
• Tories
• Rebels
• Patriots

Multiple Choice

Colonists' ideas about the government were influenced by who?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Locke

• Julius Cesar

• George Washington

Multiple Choice

What were the colonists that didn't want to rebel against Great Britain called?

• Rebels
• Loyalists

• Patriots
• Revolutionaries

Multiple Select

Who did the colonists send to warn the people of Lexington and Concord?

• John Adams

• William Dawes

• Paul Revere

• Alexander Hamilton

Multiple Choice

Who led the militia that joined Arnold in a surprise attack to capture Fort Ticonderoga?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• Ethan Allen

Multiple Choice

Who did the committee decide should write the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson