American Revolution

 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• James Madison
• Thomas Edison
• Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was inspired by a famous man of the Enlightenment.  His name was...?

• William Penn
• Roger Sherman
• John Locke
• Robert Livingston

When Thomas Jefferson copied John Locke's ideas about the social contract, what did he say the people had the right to do to a government who was not protecting the people's rights?

• Write a letter
• Suggest how it could be better
• Wait until they started to respect the people's rights
• Abolish it

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What was the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed?

• July 4, 1776
• July 2, 1776
• July 4, 1787
• July 2, 1775

Why did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?

• a.  The persuade the colonies to declare independence
• a.  To persuade the colonies to remain loyal
• To praise British nobility
• To praise king George III

"We Hold these Truths to be Self-Evident..." was written by?

• Ben Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• David Livingston

How many grievances were listed in the Declaration of Independence?

• 10
• 54
• 62
• 27

President of the Continental Congress 

• Thomas Jefferson
• John Hancock
• Richard Henry Lee

Turning point of the American Revolution:

• Battle of Brooklyn

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Princeton

• Battle of Saratoga

American allies during the Revolution:

• England, France

• France, Spain

• France, Mexico

• Germany, Mexico