American Revolution Quiz

What group was created as a response to the Stamp Act?

• Son of liberty
• The patriots
• The red coats
• The loyalists

Why did King George III tax the colonists so heavily?

• He hated the colonist
• He wanted more money for himself
• The national debt increase from the French and Indian War
• To make money for the colonies

This American victory was the turning point in the war.

• Saratoga
• Yorktown
• Bunker Hill
• Lexington and Concord

Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Patrick Henry

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Surrounded by French and Continental armies, a large British army surrendered here.

• Saratoga
• Yorktown
• Bunker Hill
• Lexington and Concord

This member of the Continental Congress helped gain French support for American independence.

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• Patrick Henry
• John Adams

This patriot made a daring ride to warn colonists that British soldiers were approaching.

• Patrick Henry
• Paul Revere
• Phillis Wheatley
• Samuel Adams

This enslaved person wrote poems and plays supporting American independence.

• Harriet Tubman
• Benjamin Banneker
• Paul Revere
• Phillis Wheatley

Of the following events, which happened first? 

• Saratoga
• Yorktown
• Declaration of Independence
• Treaty of Paris of 1783

Of the following events, which happened last?

• First Continental Congress
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party
• Stamp Act