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Revolution Quiz #1
This covers notes #15 on
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the name of the woman who took over for husband when he was injured during battle | Molly Pitcher |
| To urge soldiers to keep on fighting what author wrote The American Crisis | Thomas Paine |
| A battle that took place on Christmas of 1776 in which Washington crossed the Delaware to surprise the Hessians | Trenton |
| Deborah sampson dressed as a what to fight in battles during the revolution | mens clothing |
| Washingtons army was made up of what kind of soldiers | untrained and undisciplined men |
| In what areas of the colonies could you find Patriots living | New England and Virginia |
| Washingtons main strategy or goal was to just | survive |
| What is the purpose of the Preamble | It states or explains the reasons for writing the Declaration of Independence |
| What part of the Declaration listed all the offenses and taxes imposed on the colonist by the king? | Tyrannical Acts of the British King |
| What is the purpose of the part of the Declaration entitled Rights of the people to control the government | It states all those rights that government cannot take away from citizens |
| What part of the Declaration states that the colonies are a new country and independent | The colonies are declared free and independent |
| What is the purpose of the section of the Declaration entitled Efforts of the colonies to avoid seperation | It states the various ways the colonists attempted to maintain peace with Britain |
| George Washington | Head of the Continental Army |
| What locations saw the first two shots of the Revolution fired? | Lexington and Concord |
| The main author of the Declaration of Independece? | Thomas Jefferson |
| This man was a printer, scientist and delegate who helped edit the Declaration | Ben Franklin |
| Was an important battle because it showed the colonists they could stand toe to toe with the British | Bunker Hill |
| The Green Mountain Boys were led to victory at Fort Ticonderoga by this man | Ethan Allen |
| This document is our nations Birth certificate and states the colonists intentions to be free and independent of Great Britain | Declaration of Independence |
| This was a meeting of men that took place in Philadelphia in the summer of 1776 | Second Continental Congress |
| The colonists last attempt to mkae peace with Britain was rejected by the King. It was known as | The Olive Branch Petition |
| President of the Second Continental Congress | John Hancock |
| What date and year was the Declaration adopted | July 4, 1776 |
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