Module 4: The American Revolution

What was the major objection the colonists made against the British Taxes?

• That the taxes made it difficult due to the inflation rate at that time.

• They should not be taxed for a war they helped win.

• Only the Middle Colonies should be taxed.

• They were being taxed without representation in British Parliament.

Sam Adams formed the Sons of Liberty in opposition to which act?

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act.

• Intolerable Acts.

• Tea Act

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• John Adams

• John Hancock

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Which of the following points were made in the Declaration of Independence? Choose Three Correct Answers.

• King George III Passed Unfair Laws.

• Enslaved People have the right to be free.

• King George III broke the social contract with his American subjects.

• King George III passed laws persecuting women unfairly.

• All people have unalienable rights including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Who was chosen by the Second Continental Congress to lead the Continental army?

• Samuel Adams

• Benedict Arnold

• William Dawes

• George Washington

Choose the two words that will fill the blank correctly.

In the first battles of the Revolutionary War, British soldiers were confronted by 70 minutemen at _____ before moving on to search for weapons at ____, where they encountered minutemen again.

• New York, Boston

• Lexington, Concord

• Concord, Fort Ticonderoga

• Bunker Hill, Dorchester Heights

Why was the battle of Saratoga so important?

• It hurt the alliance of the British with various Native American tribes.

• It convinced France and Spain to join the war and support the Americans

• It helped bring Canada into the war on the side of the Americans

• It prevented the British from controlling Georgia and the Carolinas

Who was a famous Patriot from Virginia that was an earlier supporter of American Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• John Paul Jones

• James Madison

What was Thomas Paine's major contribution to the American Revolutionary Cause?

• Was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.

• Was a guerrilla commander in the southern U.S. forces.

• Was a general under Washington in the Continental Army.

• Wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense advocating for Independence.

All of these are American Victories EXCEPT which one?

• Quebec (Canada)

• Trenton

• Saratoga

• Vincennes