American Revolution Quiz

What was the Seven Years’ War called in the American colonies?

• King Philip’s War

• Pontiac’s Rebellion

• The War of 1812

• The French and Indian War

What country did the American colonies rebel against?

• Great Britain

• France

• United States

• Spain

What did Parliament’s Proclamation of 1763 do?

• Forbade those living in newly acquired French Canada to settle south of the Great Lakes

• Forbade American colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Granted the American colonists free settlement rights in the Ohio Valley

• Created a Stamp Tax on all legal documents, licenses, and paper goods

This Battle was the official start of the American Revolution 

• Lexington and Concord

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Midway

What was the main reason that the American Colonies rebelled and fought for their independence?

• They wanted representation in the government that made laws and regulations for them. 

• They wanted their own king. 

• They did not want to pay taxes because it was too expensive. 

• because Great Britain lost the French and Indian War. 

The document drafted by the Continental Congress that listed all the grievances towards Great Britain. 

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• The Preamble

Which battle was considered the turning point of the American Revolution

• Bunker Hill

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Gettysburg

Which intellectual movement is associated with the American Revolution?

• The Enlightenment 

• The Renaissance 

• Neapolitan Era 

• The Great Awakening 

Both Great Britain and the Colonist agreed on who started the Boston Massacre. 

• True

• False

Which battle marked the beginning of the end of the American Revolution?

• Lexington

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Camden