Upfront Article Quiz - The Revolutionary War

What was the Sugar Act?

• a debt owed by Great Britain

• a law that imposed a tax on the colonists

• a treaty signed between France and America

• a battle fought early in the Revolutionary War

Why did some people want to replace George Washington as commander of the Continental Army?

• They feared he would name himself king.

• They thought someone else would do a better job

• They were worried he would turn the war into a global conflict

• They knew the French would more strongly support a different commander.

Black soldiers fought alongside the colonists in which battles?

• none of them

• only battles of Lexington and Concord

• only the battles of Saratoga and Yorktown

• almost every single significant battle

What was the Treaty of Paris?

• a series of 13 taxes imposed on the American Colonies

• the agreement to give Lafayette the position of general

• the peace deal between the United States and Great Britain

• a major act of defiance by the colonists against Great Britain prior to the war

In the line "Washington spoke with them directly - which persuaded them to quash their plans," the word quash most nearly means ___.

• to tell all about

• to put an end to

• to ask for help with

• to put more focus on

Based on the article, which word best describes the Marquis de Lafayette?

• bold

• fearful

• grim

• selfish

When Don Hagist says the British "didn't have a good strategy for how to put down a popular rebellion," by "popular" he means ____.

• frequently visited

• admired by everone

• coming from the people

• widely thought to be true

Which of the following was NOT as effect of France, Spain, and the Netherlands joining the colonists in the war against Great Britain?

• The war began in 1775

• The war lasted for a long time

• The colonists won the war

• The last battle of the war was off the coast of India