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What was George Washington's role during the American Revolution?
Leader of the Sons of LIberty
Commander in chief of the Continental Army
Drafter of the Declaration of Independence
President of the United States
Thomas Jefferson said which phrase?
the British are coming
All men are created equal
no taxation without representation
Give me liberty or give me death!
Was the second president fo the United States
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
John Adams
What happened to Benedict Arnold after it was revealed that he was a traitor?
He was demoted and forced out of the Army
He was made brigadere General of the British Army
He was captured by the colonists and forced to leave
He was put in prison by the Continental Army
What did Paul Revere warn the Patriots of during his famous midnight ride?
He warned that the British were coming
He warned that the war was coming to an end
He warned that the minutemen were coming
He warned that the British had new taxes
Why did some slaves fight alongside their masters during the Revolutionary War?
They were promised freedom in exchange for wartime loyalty
They did not like the British and were ready to fight them
they were faithful to the British Crown
They thought fighting with the Patriots beat Loyalists
Wrote the Declaration of Independence and was the third president of the US
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was a scientist?
false
true
Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence and was a vice president
false
true
Benjamin Franklin was the first governor of the state of Pennsylvania
true
false
Which statement is true regarding the Colonists during the American Revolution?
most of them were not allowed to fight
most of them were loyalists
Most of them were neutral to the cause
most of them were Patriots
What did Patrick Henry mean when he said Give me liberty or give me death?
Obeying the kind of England was so important
the revolution was coming
His freedom was worth everything to him
Colonists needed to united against Britain
Other than his famous midnight ride, what other pre-revolutionary activity did he participate in?
the First Continental Congress
The Boston Massacre
the Boston Tea Party
the Stamp Act
Constitutional convention, science experiments with electricity, from Pennsylvania
George Washington
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Edison
Group of Leaders that helped form the U.S.
founding fathers
declaration of Independence
second continental congress
first continental congress
Original item or document produced by an eyewitness?
secondary source
declaration of independence
Primary source
magna carta
