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Generation Date: 11/13/2016
Generated By: Jennifer Sulfridge
Title: 8_SS_Study Island (SI): Quiz 11 (Week of 11/7, Due 11/11)
1. Who was a French aristocrat who fought with the American colonists against the British in the
American Revolution?
A. Marquis de Lafayette
B. François Mitterrand
C. Charles de Gaulle
D. Napoleon Bonaparte
2. During the Revolutionary War, James Armistead, an African American, was
A. the first slave to fight for the British.
B. a spy for the American Continental Army.
C. given a medal for saving George Washington.
D. part of a British plot to kidnap Paul Revere.
3. Which person was killed in the Boston Massacre and later became a symbol of the
Abolitionist movement?
A. Patrick Henry
B. Peter Salem
C. Martha Washington
D. Crispus Attucks
4. Which great American patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence played the role of
chief diplomat for the colonies throughout the Revolutionary War period?
A. George Washington
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Samuel Adams
D. Thomas Jefferson
5. Who is famous for giving the "Give me liberty or give me death!" speech?
A. George Washington
B. Patrick Henry
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Thomas Paine
6. Who was the monarch of Britain in the time leading up to and during the American
Revolution?
A. King Louis VIII
B. King James III
C. King George III
D. Queen Elizabeth II
7. Which of the following famous American writers published a pamphlet, Common Sense, that
led many to conclude that an American Revolution was necessary?
A. Thomas Paine
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Patrick Henry
D. Thomas Jefferson
8. Which famous American is noted for his great contribution to the American Revolutionary
War effort with his literary talent?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Samuel Adams
C. George Washington
D. Benedict Arnold
9. Which founding father held the role of lead military general during the American
Revolutionary War?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. George Washington
D. Paul Revere
10. How did Mercy Otis Warren share her opinions about the American independence movement
in the 1700s?
A. She wrote plays and poems about the need for freedom.
B. Warren traveled to England to speak to the king.
C. She opened a school and taught her political ideas.
D. Mercy Otis Warren printed her own colonial newspaper.