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People of American History

Quiz by Kimbra Thomas

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  • Q1
    I died at the Boston Massacre when British troops fired into the crowd. Who was I?
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    Patrick Henry
    John Paul Jones
    Crispus Attucks
    James Armistead
    30s
  • Q2
    I advocated independence and resistance and I was the leader of the Sons of Liberty. Who was I?
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    Thomas Jefferson
    Wentworth Cheswell
    Samuel Adams
    Paul Revere
    30s
  • Q3
    I ran a family farm during the war and provided meals and lodging to troops. I wrote letters to my husband advising him to "remember the ladies". Who was I?
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    Martha Washington
    Betsy Ross
    Abigail Adams
    Mercy Otis Warren
    30s
  • Q4
    I defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre and went on to serve as a delegate to the Continental Congress. I also served on the Declaration of Independence committee. Who was I?
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    Samuel Adams
    George Washington
    Thomas Jefferson
    John Adams
    30s
  • Q5
    I proclaimed, "Give me liberty or give me death!" Who was I?
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    Thomas Jefferson
    Thomas Paine
    James Armistead
    Patrick Henry
    30s
  • Q6
    I was a free black man who rode all night to warn of the British invasion. Who was I?
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    Haym Salomon
    James Armistead
    Bernardo de Galvez
    Wentworth Cheswell
    30s
  • Q7
    I was the leader of the Continental Army. Who was I?
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    Benjamin Franklin
    Samuel Adams
    George Washington
    Thomas Jefferson
    30s
  • Q8
    I was a skilled leader in the Continental Navy. I declared in battle, "I have not yet begun to fight!" Who was I?
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    Wentworth Cheswell
    James Armistead
    John Paul Jones
    Thomas Paine
    30s
  • Q9
    I wrote anti-British plays and poetry. Who was I?
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    Abigail Adams
    Betsy Ross
    Mercy Otis Warren
    Molly Pitcher
    30s
  • Q10
    I posed as a runaway slave to spy on the British. Who was I?
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    James Armistead
    Crispus Attucks
    Wentworth Cheswell
    Frederick Douglass
    30s
  • Q11
    I wrote Common Sense, convincing many ordinary colonists to support independence from Britain. Who was I?
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    Thomas Paine
    John Adams
    Thomas Jefferson
    Patrick Henry
    30s
  • Q12
    I was the main author of the Declaration of Independence. Who was I?
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    Alexander Hamilton
    Benjamin Franklin
    John Adams
    Thomas Jefferson
    30s
  • Q13
    I was a diplomat to France and helped secure French aid for the Continental Army. Who was I?
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    Haym Salomon
    John Adams
    Benjamin Franklin
    George Washington
    30s
  • Q14
    I led Spanish troops to defeat the British while I was the governor of New Orleans. Who was I?
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    Wentworth Cheswell
    Bernardo de Galvez
    Haym Salomon
    Samuel Adams
    30s
  • Q15
    I was a Jewish banker who helped finance the war effort. Who was I?
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    James Armistead
    Thomas Paine
    Haym Salomon
    Samuel Adams
    30s

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