Revolutionary War Final Exam

Who was the author of Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Paine

• John Adams

• Richard Henry Lee

• Thomas Jefferson

General Cornwallis surrendered at the Battle of:

• Fort Ticonderoga

• Saratoga

• Charlestown

• Yorktown

People in the thirteen colonies who supported independence were called

• loyalists

• patriots

• tories

• pacifists

Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• John Hancock

• George Washington

Which of these sentences is an opinion?

• Debate over the Declaration began on July 1, 1776.

• A person should not call a signature a "John Hancock".

• On July 4, 1776, Congress approved the Declaration of Independence

• The Declaration was copied on paper made of sheepskin.

Who was King of Great Britain during the American Revolutionary Era?

• King George the III

• King Charles

• Queen Victoria

• King Julian

What document was signed that ENDED the American Revolution?

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Treaty of Alliance

• Second Continental Congress

Who was chosen to lead the Continental Army?

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• John Hancock

• Samuel Adams

Congress sent the "Olive Branch Petition" to King George. The petition asked the king to repeal his governing policies for the colonies. An olive branch is a symbol of:

• war

• peace

• encouragement

• anger

How did the king react to the Olive Branch Petition?

• He agreed with the colonists

• He refused to read it

• He removed soldiers from the colonies

• He knew that a peaceful solution could be reached