American Revolution Quiz

George Washington provided leadership for the colonists by-

• serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army

• writing the Declaration of Independence

• fighting against the American Indians

What did Patrick Henry say?

• "No work, no food"

• "Give me liberty or give me death."

Where was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War fought?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Yorktown, Virginia

• Williamsburg, Virginia

Place the events from first to last in the order they occurred during the Revolutionary War.

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who was the enslaved African American that served as a spy in the Continental Army

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• James Lafayette

• Thomas jefferson

Virginians were divided about independence. Some remained neutral, some were loyal to Great Britain, and the rest considered themselves-

• patriots

• loyalists

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Which statement represents how the colonists felt they should be governed?

• They believed Parliament had legal authority.

• They believed local assemblies had legal authority.

Who did some American Indians fight alongside in the American Revolution?

• Only the British Army

• Only the Continental Army

• Both the British Army and the Continental Army

• Neither the British Army or the Continental Army, only the French Military

The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to the-

• kings

• people

• burgesses

• Parliament