Significant Individuals of the American Revolution

Which of the following best completes the table above?

A. Led the Sons of Liberty
Correct! Samuel Adams was the leader of the Sons of Liberty during the Boston Tea Party.

B. Served as Minister of France
Incorrect. Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson had been Ministers to France.

C. Served as Governor of Massachusetts
Incorrect. Samuel Adams was not the Governor of Massachusetts.

D. Served as commander in chief
Incorrect. Samuel Adams did not serve as commander in chief.

Which of the following colonies was established by Quakers with the purpose of providing a place where people could worship freely?

A. Rhode Island
Incorrect. Rhode Island was established, in part, by Anne Hutchinson who had been banished from Massachusetts for her beliefs.

B. Pennsylvania
Correct! William Penn, a Quaker, founded Pennsylvania as a place of free worship.

C. Virginia
Incorrect. Virginia was not established by the Quakers.

D. Maryland
Incorrect. Maryland was established as a colony for Catholics to worship freely.

Which of the following best describes why women were not among the first settlers in Jamestown in 1607?

A. Women were not allowed to travel with men.
Incorrect. Women were not restricted from traveling with men.

B. Women were establishing their own colony in another location.
Incorrect. Women were not establishing their own colonies.

C. There were many difficulties in the initial settlement of Jamestown.
Correct! Leaders needed to determine if Jamestown was going to be a permanent settlement before women joined the men in the settlement.

D. English law forbade women to colonize the American colonies.
Incorrect. There was no such English law.

Which of the following Founding Fathers served as the commander in chief of the Continental Army before becoming President of the United States of America?

A. John Adams
Incorrect. Adams was the second President of the United States, but he was not the commander of the Continental Army.

B. Thomas Jefferson
Incorrect. Jefferson was the third President of the United States, but he was not the commander of the Continental Army.

C. George Washington
Correct! George Washington served as both commander of the army and President of the United States.

D. Alexander Hamilton
Incorrect. Hamilton was an assistant to Washington in the army and he never served as President of the United States.