Key People of the American Revolution
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- Q1Who was the Commander of the Continental Army?Charles CornwallisGeorge WashingtonMarquis de LafayetteJohn Adams30s
- Q2Who was the Commander of the Redcoats?George WashingtonKing George IIICharles CornwallisMarquis de Lafayette30s
- Q3Who said "Give me liberty or give me death!"Paul ReverePatrick HenryJohn HancockSamuel Adams30s
- Q4Who said "taxation without representation is tyranny" and was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?Samuel AdamsPaul ReverePatrick HenryJohn Hancock30s
- Q5What was Benjamin Franklin's greatest contribution made to the colonial war effort?negotiating an alliance with FranceWrote the Declaration of Independence?Fought in the Battle of Saratogawrote Poor Richards Almanac30s
- Q6Who wrote a letter to her husband that talked about remembering the ladies when declaring independence?Abigail AdamsMartha WashingtonMartha JeffersonMercy Otis Warren30s
- Q7Who was accused of being a tyrant in the Declaration of Independence?King George IIIBenjamin FranklinGeorge WashingtonGeneral Cornwallis30s
- Q8What was the purpose of Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense?to tell people they were stupidto persuade people to support independenceto gain support for the loyalist movementto teach people how to read30s
- Q9Who defended in court the British soldiers accused of murder at the Boston Massacre?John AdamsSamuel AdamsThomas JeffersonGeorge Washington30s
- Q10He was an African-American Patriot leader and soldier in the Continental Army.William HoweCrispus AttucksWentworth CheswellMarquis de Lafayette30s
- Q11Who published poems and plays that attacked British authority?Thomas PaineMercy Otis WarrenThomas JeffersonAbigail Adams30s
- Q12Who was the Spanish Governor of Louisiana who sent troops and supplies to aid America?Charles CornwallisThomas PaineMarquis de LafayetteBernado de Galvez30s
- Q13He was killed at the Boston Massacre and is known as the first person to die for the Patriot cause at the hands of the British.Crispus AttucksJames ArmisteadWentworth CheswellJohn Adams30s
- Q14Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?Thomas JeffersonBenjamin FranklinThomas PaineJohn Adams30s
- Q15He was a French nobleman who joined the patriots. He spent the winter at Valley Forge and helped lead soldiers against the British at YorktownGeorge WashingtonBenjamin FranklinCharles CornwallisMarquis de Lafayette30s