TRUE or FALSE

The Fourth of July celebrates the start of the American Revolution and American’s right to freedom from British rule.

TRUE or FALSE

George Washington signed the Declaration of Independence.

TRUE or FALSE

Enslaved people could gain freedom by fighting for the British during the American Revolution.

TRUE or FALSE

Representatives from all 13 colonies approved the adoption of the
Declaration of Independence.

TRUE or FALSE

Martha Washington famously said “Remember the Ladies” to her husband about the new laws of America.

TRUE or FALSE

Paul Revere rode over 12 miles on his midnight ride to warn of the oncoming British troops.

ANSWER KEY

FALSE: The Fourth of July celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.

FALSE: George Washington did not sign the Declaration of Independence because he was serving as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in New York.

TRUE: Enslaved people could gain freedom by fighting for the British or American armies.

TRUE: All 13 colonies approved the Declaration of Independence, though not all the representatives signed it on the same day.

FALSE: Abigail Adams wrote the famous line, “Remember the Ladies,” when writing to her husband, John Adams.

TRUE: Paul Revere rode between 12.5 and 16 miles (historians debate the exact route—and therefore the number of miles—he traveled).