Age of Revolutions: American Revolution Quiz

Who won the American Revolution?

• The British
• The American Colonists

The Battle of __________ was the “turning point” of the Revolutionary War as the greatest victory for the American forces.

• Valley Forge

• Lexington

• Concord

• Saratoga

Which battle led to the surrender of the British?

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Massachusetts

• Breeds’ and Bunker Hill

Who was king of England during the American Revolution?

• King Henry VIII

• George Washington

• King George III

• King Edward III

During the Boston Tea Party,

• colonists raided British ships and threw crates overboard.

• Native Americans threw tea at British troops.

• Americans celebrated their victory at Trenton.

• the cost of tea was very expensive.

Which of these revolutions came first?

• The American Revolution

• The French Revolution

• The Haitian Revolution

• The Latin American Revolution

The Battles of ____________________ and __________________ sparked the Revolutionary War.

• Lexington; Concord

• Concord; Bunker's Hill

• Lexington; Saratoga

• Concord; Camden

This document ends the American Revolution, and recognizes the former British colonies as an independent nation.

• Treaty of Paris (1783)

• Treaty of Paris (1763)

• Declaration of Independence

• Common Sense

This movement helped inspire citizens to rebel against governments that failed to protect their natural rights

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Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?

• The colonists were wealthier than most British citizens.
• Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.
• The British wanted to punish the colonists for rebelling against the Proclamation.
• Britain needed money to protect the colonists from the French.