The American Revolution

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• The colonists

When did the Revolutionary War begin?

• 1990

• 1776

• 1620

• 1775

What is the Revolutionary War sometimes referred to as?

• the American Revolution

• the American Revolutionary War

• the US War of Independence

• the Great Divide

Why were the colonists protesting against the British?

• Taxation without representation

• the Tea Act

• They wanted more food

• the Boston Tea Party

On March 5, 1770, 5 colonists were killed.

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Massachusetts Massacre

• Massachusetts Tea Party

What was the tax on tea called?

• Taxes

• Tea Taxes

• the Tea Party

• the Tea Act

The protest where colonists dressed as natives to dump British tea into the sea.

• A good time

• Boston Massacre

• the Boston Tea Party

• the Revolution

On June 17, the first fighting took place at

• the Battle of Bunker Hill

• the Battle at New York

• Boston Massacre

• Great Britian

Washington's surprise attack after being forced to flee across the Delaware River, happened on Christmas Day

• Valley Forge

• the Battle of Trenton

• the Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Saratoga

Washing and his troops struggled to survive snow and cold weather at

• Valley Forge

• the Battle of Saratoga

• the Battle of Yorktown

• the Boston Massacre