HMH Washington SS Review

Which person wrote a booklet urging the colonists to declare their independence?

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Paine

• Edward Braddock

• Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following warnings resulted from the First Continental Congress?

• The colonies were going to stop buying tea from Britain.

• The colonies were

  going to form an alliance with France.

• The colonies were going to declare their independence from Britain.

• The colonies were going to form an alliance with American Indian nations.

In which colony did the last major battle of the American Revolution take place?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Why did many colonists hate how Great Britain handled trade with the colonies?

• The colonies wanted to concentrate on building roads.

• The colonies wanted to concentrate on growing crops.

• Great Britain expected the colonies to buy the goods it manufactured.

• Great Britain expected the colonies to buy raw materials it produced.

Which subjects did George Washington study as part of his official education?

Choose the THREE correct answers.

• agriculture

• arithmetic

• chemistry

• geography

• surveying

Who was the head of the Department of War?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Knox

Who was the head of Department of State?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Knox

Who was the head of the Treasury Department?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Knox

How did France help the colonists win the Revolutionary War?

Choose the answer that is NOT TRUE.

• France helped take land from the American Indians.

• France helped surround the British camp in Yorktown, Virginia.

• French troops helped the Continental Army trap the British.

• The British held out for 3 weeks, causing this to the the last major battle in the Revolutionary War.