Key People

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USI 6a-d American Revolution

• Key People Events

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Twenty Questions
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Question 1

• Who was the British king during the revolutionary
  period?

King James
King George III
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King George III

• British King During the Revolutionary era

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Question 2

• Who was the British General that surrendered at
  Yorktown?

Lord Cornwallis
General Washington
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Lord Cornwallis

• British General who surrendered at Yorktown

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Question 3

• Who championed the cause of independence and
  would later become the 2nd President of the
  United States?

Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
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John Adams

• Championed the cause of independence

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Question 4

• Who was the commander of the Continental Army?

George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
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George Washington

• Commander of the Continental Army

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Question 5

• Who was a major author of the Declaration of
  Independence?

Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson

• Major author of the Declaration of Independence

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Question 6

• Who said Give me liberty or give me death?

Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
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Patrick Henry

• Outspoken member of the House of Burgesses
• Inspired colonial patriotism with Give me
  liberty or give me death speech

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Question 7

• Who was a prominent member of the Continental
  Congress and helped to frame the Constitution?

Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
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Benjamin Franklin

• Prominent member of Continental Congress
• Helped frame the Declaration of Independence

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Question 8

• Who wrote Common Sense?

Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
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Thomas Paine

• Journalist, author of Common Sense

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Question 9

• Who was a former slave that wrote poems and plays
  supporting American independence?

Phyllis Wheatley
Rosa Parks
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Phyllis Wheatley

• A former slave who wrote poems and plays
  supporting American independence

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Question 10

• Who made a daring ride announcing that the
  British are coming?

Patrick Henry
Paul Revere
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Paul Revere

• Patriot who made a daring ride to warn colonists
  of British arrival announcing The British are
  coming!

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Question 11

• Who believed that people had a right to life,
  liberty and property?

John Locke
John Adams
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John Locke

• Believed that people have natural rights to
  life, liberty, and property

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Question 12

• In what event were colonists shot after taunting
  British soldiers?

Boston Massacre
Battle of Saratoga
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Boston Massacre

• Colonists in Boston were shotafter taunting
  British soldiers

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Question 13

• Why did the Boston Tea Party happen?

To protest taxes
To protest tea
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Boston Tea Party

• Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led patriots in
  throwing tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxes

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Question 14

• What is the name of the group of delegates that
  met to discuss the English and to promote
  independence?

First Continental Congress
House of Burgesses
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First Continental Congress

• Delegates from all colonies met to discuss
  problems with England and to promote independence

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Question 15

• Where was the first armed conflict of the
  Revolutionary War?

Gettysburg andPhiladelphia
Lexington and Concord
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Battle of Lexington and Concord

• This was the site of the first armed conflict of
  the Revolutionary War

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Question 16

• When did the Declaration of Independence declare
  the colonies independence from England?

July 4, 1767
July 4, 1776
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Declaration of Independence

• Colonies declared independence from England July
  4, 1776

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Question 17

• Which American victory was the turning point of
  the Revolutionary War?

Saratoga
Yorktown
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Battle of Saratoga

• This American victory was the turning point in
  the war

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Question 18

• What event marked the end of the Revolutionary
  War?

Surrender at Lexington
Surrender at Yorktown
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Surrender at Yorktown

• The colonial victory over forces of Lord
  Cornwallis that marked the end of the
  Revolutionary War

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Question 19

• In what agreement did England recognize American
  independence?

Constitution of the United States of America
Treaty of Paris
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Treaty of Paris

• England recognized American independence in the
  signing of this treaty

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Question 20

• What are the 5 reasons that the Colonies were
  dissatisfied with the English?
  
• (You will need to select one at a time.)

Some colonists resented power of colonial
governors
Colonists disliked British tea
Colonies opposed taxes
England wanted strict control over colonial
legislatures
Colonial governors resented British control
Colonists needed taxes to finance the French
and Indian War
Colonies had no representation in Parliament
Proclamation of 1763 hampered western movement
of settlers
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