American Revolution Quiz

Who was a spy, assisting Marquis de Lafayette for the Colonists?

• James Armistead

• George Wallace

• Cornell Stokes

• Joe Kelly

Who said "Give me liberty, or give me death!"?

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• John Adams

• John Denver

Who organized the Boston Tea Party, the Minutemen, and the Sons of Liberty?

• Joe Willis

• Samuel Adams

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

Who wrote "Common Sense", a pamphlet advocating for the colonies to fight for independence?

• Joe Spencer

• Carl Lucas

• Thomas Paine

• John Adams

Who was the French general who convinced France to send aid to the colonies?

• George Washington

• Napoleon

• Jean van Jean

• Marquis de Lafayette

Who was a poet and writer for the cause of the Patriots, as well as a women's rights advocate?

• Mercy Otis Warren

• Mary Smith

• Abigail Adams

• Abigail Smith

Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence, and would become the 3rd president of the United States?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Sam Adams

• Patrick Henry

The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the war because it

• brought France into the war as an American ally.
• ended General Burgoyne's career.
• liberated Georgia from British control.
• forced the British to leave Canada.

In the Treaty of Paris, the Americans won their independence and

• the right to strip Loyalists of their property.
• a pledge that future conflicts with Britain would be settled peacefully.
• the return of all taxes collected by Britain before the war.
• all the territory lying to the east of the Mississippi River.

In which state did the Battle of Yorktown take place?

• New York
• Georgia
• New Jersey
• Virginia.