SS 2nd 9 Weeks Study Guide

George III was the leader of Britain during __________________________________________.

• Declaration of Independence

• Civil War

• Westward Expansion

• American Revolution

· Pennsylvanian · scientific experiments with electricity
· ‘Poor Richard’s Almanac’ · Constitutional Convention

All of these terms are associated with what person? ______________________________

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

· commander of a Virginia regiment in French and Indian War · tobacco plantation owner
· commander of The Continental Army · member of the Continental Congress

All of these statements are descriptions of what colonial leader? ___________________________

• George Washington

• Benedict Arnold

• Patrick Henry

· General for the Continental Army (1775-1780) · General for the British Army (1780-1781)
· name is now associated with being a traitor

Who is being described by these statements?

• George Washington

• Benedict Arnold

• Patrick Henry

Which character trait did Patrick Henry BEST show when he gave his famous "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death" speech? ______________________________

• bravery

• patriotism

• kindness

• compassion

Who did Paul Revere stand up to? ________________________________________

• George Washington

• American Colonists

• British Colonists

• British Soldiers

George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin

What would be the BEST title for these people? _______________________________________

• Founding Presidents

• American Revolution Commanders

• Founding Fathers

• Authors of ‘Poor Richard’s Almanac’

___________________________________ - battle resulted in the surrender of the British and the end of the Revolutionary War

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Lexington

• Concord

__________________________________ - where the first fighting of the Revolution took place.

• Yorktown

• Saratgoa

• Lexington

• Concord

___________________________________ - event of the American Revolution is known as the "turning point of the war"

• Yortktown

• Saratoga

• Lexington

• Concord