Revolutionary War Quiz

Which of the following best describes England’s Proclamation of 1763?

• The French lost the French and Indian War and had to announce England as their monarch.

• Native Americans must abandon any land east of New York City’s Hudson River.

• Canada would be given to England.

• Native Americans could settle west of the Appalachian Mountains (including the Ohio River Valley) and American Colonists could not settle there.

Which of the following best describes why the Colonists were upset with the British government in the 1760’s?

• The British government imposed a stamp tax in an effort to pay for the French and Indian War.

• Too many people were arriving in the Americas each year.

• Colonists were forced to fight in the British Navy.

• The British government forced Colonists to abide by the laws of the Church of England.

In response to Boston’s opposition to the Tea Act of 1773, the British Parliament decided to

• raise the price of tea in the New England colonies.

• arrest members of the Massachusetts State Representatives.

• pass the Intolerable Acts to punish Massachusetts.

• boycott the purchase of all Colonial goods.

"Volumes have been written on the subject of the struggle between England and America. Men of all ranks have embarked in the controversy, from different motives, and with various designs; but all have been ineffectual, and the period of debate is closed. Arms, as the last resource, decide the contest; the appeal was the choice of the king, and the continent hath accepted the challenge." Thomas Paine. Common Sense 1775

When Thomas Paine writes “the appeal was the choice of the king” what did he mean?

• The King of England could have ended the conflict but chose not to.

• The King of England offered to end taxes, but the colonists voted to go to war.

• King Louis XVI of France could have forced King George III of England to end the conflict.

• Monarchies should be willing to share their power with the people.

Who did the Continental Congress put in command of the Continental Army?

• Samuel Adams

• Benedict Arnold

• George Washington

• Horatio Gates

“The courage and obstinacy with which the Americans fought were the astonishment of everyone, and we now became fully convinced that they are not that contemptible enemy we had hitherto imagined them…”

This quote from a British commander after the Battle of Saratoga can best be described as

• the desire of the British to end the war and return to good relations with the American Colonies.

• the general feeling of the British that the Americans were a worthy opponent.

• a warning to France to not enter the war on the side of the Americans.

• a proposal to Native Americans to join the British in fighting against the Americans.

Why would France want to support the American colonists in the American Revolution?

• The French just fought a revolution themselves, and wanted to help America break from England.

• France wanted Great Britain out of the Americas, and a colonial victory would leave England with less power in the New World.

• The colonists guaranteed they would trade only with France for 27 years.

• France was in a war with England already, so joining the Colonists meant there would be more soldiers to fight against England.

Which victory led to the end of the Revolutionary War?

• Battle of Guilford Courthouse

• Battle of Vincennes

• Battle of Kings Mountain

• Battle of Yorktown

This peace treaty ended the Revolutionary War and forced Britain to formally recognize American independence.

• Treaty of Philadelphia

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of London

• Treaty of New York

Describe how the Enlightenment influenced the American Revolution.