1. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? a. Thomas Jefferson b. John Hancock c. Ethan Allen d. Thomas Paine
1. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? a. Thomas Jefferson
What was another term for loyalists? a. tories b. Hessians c. British d. patriots
What was another term for loyalists? a. tories
3. Washington defeated which group at the Battle of Trenton? a. Hessians b. French c. British d. Iroquois
3. Washington defeated which group at the Battle of Trenton? a. Hessians
4. Which of the following was something which the 2nd Continental Congress decided to do? a. surrender to the French b. surrender to the British c. attack Saratoga d. set up an army with George Washington as its leader
4. Which of the following was something which the 2nd Continental Congress decided to do? d. set up an army with George Washington as its leader
5. In what year was Common Sense printed? a b c d. 1779
5. In what year was Common Sense printed? c. 1776
6. Which of the following people were killed at the Boston Massacre? a. Crispus Attucks b. Salem Poor c. Deborah Sampson d. Agrippa Hull
6. Which of the following people were killed at the Boston Massacre? a. Crispus Attucks
7. Who won the Battle of Long Island? a. Americans b. British c. Hessians d. France
7. Who won the Battle of Long Island? b. British
8. Whose idea was the British 3-Fold Plan? a. William Howe b. Banastre Tarleton c. Charles Cornwallis d. John Burgoyne
8. Whose idea was the British 3-Fold Plan? d. John Burgoyne
9. Who proposed the George Washington become the leader of the Continental Army? a. George Washington b. Sam Adams c. John Hancock d. John Adams
9. Who proposed the George Washington become the leader of the Continental Army? d. John Adams
10. Who printed the first copies of the Declaration of Independence? a. Thomas Jefferson b. John Hancock c. Benjamin Franklin d. Mary Katherine Goddard
10. Who printed the first copies of the Declaration of Independence? d. Mary Katherine Goddard
ANSWERS 1-a 2-a 3-a 4-d 5-c 6-a 7-b 8-d 9-d 10-d