Multiple choice questions
The continental army was composed of:
troops from all the colonies
Why was George Washington chosen to be a military leader?
he had experience
Leader of the first Continental Army
George Washington
a pamphlet published in 1776 that persuaded many American colonists to support
independence.
Common Sense
the struggle of the colonies in North America to gain their independence from Great
Britain
American Revolution
which of these best describes the outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill?
the British won but suffered many losses.
What effect did Common Sense have in the colonies?
It persuaded many colonists that America should be independent.
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
freedom from control by another government or country
independence
the American army during the American Revolution
Contiental Army
What was the purpose of the olive branch petition?
to ask King George to make peace with the colonies
What was the purpose of the Olive branch Petition
to ask King George to make peace with the colonies.
an outspoken patriot for independence, who famously said, "give me liberty, or give
me death!"
Patrick Henry
rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law
Natural rights
an overall plan, such as for winning a war
Strategy
How do natural rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence, differ from other rights?
People are born with natural rights
To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was
an act of treason
a document written to declare the American colonies as an independent nation, free
from British rule.
Declaration of Independence
a formal, written request made to an official person or organization
petition
a nation that joins another nation in some common effort.
ally
According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule comes from:
the governed
What decision was made at the Second Continental Congress?
to form an army
a patriot who published a fiery pamphlet entitled Common Sense who scoffed at the
idea that Americans owed any loyalty to the king.
Thomas Paine
it was at this meeting that all but one of the 13 colonies voted for their independence
from Great Britain.
2nd Continental Congress
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