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2.2 Important People of the Revolutionary War &  ...

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