American Revolution Quiz

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

Which action by the British are the people in this illustration protesting?

• Intolerable Acts

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

Which act was passed by the British to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Stamp Act

• The Tea Act

• The Sugar Act

In which two cities did the Revolutionary War begin?

• Charles Town and Wilmington

• Philadelphia and New York

• Concord and Lexington

• Richmond and Baltimore

What was the effect of the Second Continental Congress?

• It inspired colonial leaders to make peace with England.

• It led colonies to declare independence from England.

• It established an alliance between the United States and France.

• In increased the number of slaves brought to the United States.

The First Continental Congress advised the colonies to do what?

• establish their own governments

• establish militias and arm themselves

• build schools

• pass their own trade laws

Which statement is true about the Declaration of Independence?

• It lists all the reasons the colonists wanted freedom from England.

• It outlawed slavery.

• It made George Washington the first president.

• It created taxes for colonists.

The Stamp Act placed a tax on what kind of goods?

• tea and coffee

• newspapers and cards

• rice and indigo

• timber and metal