Significant People During the American Revolution
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Samuel Adams
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Thomas Paine
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Thomas Jefferson
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Author of Common Sense
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Drafter of the Declaration of Independence
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Which of the following completes the table above?
A. Governor of Massachusetts
Incorrect. Samuel Adams was not a governor.
B. Minister of France
Incorrect. Thomas Jefferson became the Minister to France.
C. Commander in chief
Incorrect. George Washington was appointed to this position.
D. Leader of the Sons of Liberty
Correct! Samuel Adams organized and led the Sons of Liberty.
This African-American patriot is honored as a Revolutionary hero because he made an all night ride to alert his community of a British invasion.
A. Haym Salomon
Incorrect. Salomon was a Polish immigrant who was a financier to the Continental Congress.
B. James Armistead
Incorrect. James Armistead was a double spy in the American Revolution.
C. Wentworth Cheswell
Correct! Cheswell also made the ride at midnight to warn the colonists of the approaching British troops.
D. Crispus Attucks
Incorrect. Crispus Attucks was the first African American and American Indian to lose his life in the American Revolution.
| "I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors." |
In the excerpt above, what does "Remember the Ladies" refer to?
A. A request for women be allowed to fight in the Revolutionary War
Incorrect. Women did fight in the Revolutionary War.
B. A request for women’s rights to be considered when planning the new government
Correct! Abigail Adams reminded her husband that women’s rights should be considered in the new government.
C. A battle cry by Molly Pitcher
Incorrect. Pitcher was a fictional character.
D. A reminder of the women who lost their lives in the Boston Massacre
Incorrect. There were no women who were killed in the massacre.
Which of the following men helped George Washington finance his campaign on Yorktown?
A. Haym Salomon
Correct! Salomon was a Polish immigrant who was a financier to the Continental Congress.
B. James Armistead
Incorrect. James Armistead was a double spy in the American Revolution.
C. Wentworth Cheswell
Incorrect. Cheswell made the ride at midnight to warn the colonists of the approaching British troops.
D. Crispus Attucks
Incorrect. Crispus Attucks was the first African American and American Indian to lose his life in the American Revolution.