American Revolution Review

Who was the king of England who refused to listen to any of the colonists' complaints?

• King James

• King Charles II

• King George III

• King Henry IV

Which battle in NC was known as the Lexington of the South? It was fought between Patriots & Loyalists--the secret ingredient to victory was bacon fat!

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Wilmington

• Battle of Moores Creek Bridge

• Battle of Charlotte

Where did the British eventually surrender to General Washington?

• Yorktown

• Lexington

• Quebec

• Bunker Hill

The Proclamation Act of 1763 prevented settlement west of which major mountain range in North America?

• the Rocky Mountains

• the Appalachian Mountains

• the Sierra Nevada Mountains

• the Himalaya Mountains

Which group worked together to organize a boycott of British tea at the Edenton Tea Party?

• Women of North Carolina

• British Military Officers

• Colonial Militia

• Sons of Liberty

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock

Where was the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" fired?

• Lexington

• Yorktown

• New York

• Philadelphia

Why did the British government initially tax the colonists?

• to buy Parliament a new building

• to show them how democracy works

• to help pay for the French & Indian war debt

• to punish them for settling west of the Appalachians

What is one way that the colonists protested against the British government?

• shut down the Boston harbor

• refused to buy any British goods (boycott)

• supported the intolerable acts

• assassinated King George III

What does the fourth of July commemorate for Americans?

• the adoption of the Declaration of Independence

• the turning point of the Revolutionary war

• the end of the Revolutionary war

• the adoption of the U.S. Constitution