American War for Independence Quiz

Who warned the minute men that the 'Regulars are out' the night before Lexington and Concord?

• Francis Marion

• Paul Revere

• Nathan Hale

• John Adams

Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired?

• Lexington and Concord

• Boston Tea Party

• Yorktown

• Bunker Hill

Which was the last major battle of the war, where the Americans defeated the British with the help of the French?

• Marquis de Lafayette

• John Paul Jones

• Yorktown

• Thomas Paine

What event involved the Sons of Liberty dressing up as Mohawk Indians and turning Boston Harbor into a giant cup of tea to protest the Tea Act?

• Boston Tea Party

• Thomas Jefferson

• Samuel Adams

• George Washington

Who wrote the pamphlet 'Common Sense,' which called for the colonies to declare independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Hessians

• Thomas Paine

Who was chosen at the Second Continental Congress to lead the Continental Army?

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

• Samuel Adams

• John Paul Jones

Which act angered colonists because it required them to house British troops?

• Proclamation Line 1763

• Quartering Act

• Sons of Liberty

• Continental Congress

Which secret organization resisted British troops and laws with force, intimidation, letters of correspondence, and acts of aggression?

• Sons of Liberty

• Hessians

• Loyalists

• The Green Mountain Boys

Which laws passed by the British government punished Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party?

• Townsends Acts

• Stamp Act

• Coercive Acts

• Tea Act

Who was the leader of the British people at the time of the Revolution?

• King George III

• John Locke

• Baron Montesquieu

• Thomas Paine