American Revolution Quiz 1

Which came first?

• The Boston Massacre

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• Lexington & Concord

• The Boston Tea Party

What was the group of men called that met to discuss the Declaration of Rights?

• The Coercive Acts

• The Continental Congress

• The Sons of Liberty

• The First Continental Congress

What state was John Adams from?

• Virginia

• Connecticut

• Massachusetts

• New Jersey

Which event came first?

• The Stamp Act
• The Coercive Acts

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

Who rode through towns warning colonists that the British were coming?

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Samuel Adams

• Paul Revere

What name was given to the colonists who chose to side with the British?

• Loyalist

• Red Coat

• Patriot

• British Colonist

What did the colonists call the Coercive Acts?

• The Stamp Act

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Cruelty Acts

What year did the Boston Massacre take place?

• 1764

• 1770

• 1773

• 1775

What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?

• Lexington & Concord

• Bunker Hill

• Jamestown

• Yorktown

Which of the following objects would NOT have been included in the Stamp Act tax?

• deck of playing cards

• newspaper

• letter paper and envelopes

• dress shirt