American Revolution Review

This image is most likely depicting

• the Boston Tea Party

• a ride to Valley Forge

• George Washington crossing the Delaware.

• Paul Revere's midnight ride.

This person was a great inventor, scientist, and writer. He also helped to convince France to support America during the revolution. Who was he?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

Who was king of England during the American Revolution?

• King Henry VIII

• George Washington

• King George III

• King Edward III

Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

• Patrick Henry

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

During the Boston Tea Party,

• colonists raided British ships and threw crates overboard.

• Native Americans threw tea at British troops.

• Americans celebrated their victory at Trenton.

• the cost of tea was very expensive.

Who was the Commander and Chief of the Continental Army

• Benedict Arnold

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

Q. Thomas Jefferson was the main author of what important document in 1776?

• U. S. Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Gettysburg Address

• Treaty of Paris

Minutemen were farmers who _____________________

• fought for only a minute

• helped the British fight

• were ready to fight at a minute's notice

• were captured by the British

Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord important?

• They ended the French and Indian War

• They were the last battles of the American Revolution

• They took place in Virginia

• They were the first battles of the American Revolution

Why did Britain want to tax the colonists?

• The British needed to make back the money to pay for The French and Indian War

• The colonists had more money than the British

• The British wanted to punish the colonists for wanting to be their own country.