American Revolution Quizizz #3 [Ch. 11-15]

The First Continental Congress issued _______________ to the British government, stating that colonists were entitled to the rights of Englishmen.

• the Stamp Act

• a Declaration of Rights

• the Tea Act

• the Constitution

The first shot of the American Revolution, also known as “the shot heard round the world,” was fired at the Battle of...

• Bunker Hill

• Brooklyn

• Lexington

• Trenton

Which of the following convinced many of its readers that America should break away from England?

• Poor Richard's Almanack

• The Declaration of Rights

• The French and Indian War

• Common Sense

The main author of the Declaration of Independence was...

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

The woman who dressed in men’s clothing and joined the Continental Army

was...

• Deborah Sampson

• Molly Pitcher

• Mary Hayes

• Abigail Adams

A person who supported the cause of the colonists during the American Revolution was a...

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• mercenary

• defiant

A person living in the colonies who did not support the American cause and remained loyal to Great Britain was a...

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• mercenary

• defiant

A soldier from one country paid to fight for another country was a...

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• mercenary

• defiant

The idea that American colonists did not have a say in the English Parliament, which enacted taxes without their consent was...

• defiant

• "taxation without representation"

• scarce

• treason

A large amount of something being stored for future use is...

• stockpile

• scarce

• treason

• mercenary