American Revolution Quiz

Match the following:

• minutemen

• A ____ is a colonist who was loyal to Britain during the American Revolution.

• traitor

• A person who was injured/killed during war was a ______.

• casualty

• A ____ is a person who betrays his/her country.

• Loyalist

• A group of states or nations working together for a common purpose was considered a ______.

• confederation

• An armed man ready to fight at a minute’s notice at the time of the American Revolution was called a _______.

Match the following

• Parliament

•  A colonist who supported independence from Britain during the American Revolution was a _______.

• patriot

• To pressure or force someone to do something is _____.

• bankrupt

• Ruined financially or impoverished is considered ____.

• mercenary

•  A ________ is a professional soldier paid to fight for a foreign army.

• coerce

•  The ______ is the lawmaking body of Britain.

Where did American colonists first clash with British soldiers in 1770?

• Yorktown, Virginia

• New York, New York

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered to be the turning point in the American Revolution?

• It allowed the Patriots to receive supplies from Spain.

• It forced Loyalists to flee to Canada from New England.

• It prevented the British from separating the New England colonies from the other colonies.

• It prevented the British from stealing supplies being transported between New York City and Philadelphia.

How did Esther Reed help the Continental Army?

• by raising money

• by growing crops

• by poisoning British officers

• by destroying British supplies

How did Baron von Steuben contribute to the Patriots' victory?

• by defeating the British at sea

• by training the Continental Army

• by supplying the Continental Army

• by giving the British false information

Reorder the following:

• The British gained control of New York City for the rest of the war.

• The Continental Army defeated the British at the Battle of Trenton.

• The Declaration of Independence was approved.

• The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia

• The Battles of Lexington and Concord were fought.

Why do many historians question the claim that Betsy Ross made the first flag for the country during the American Revolution? Pick two reasons.

• There is photographic proof.

• Her grandson was the first person to make this claim almost 100 years after the war.

• There are no written records to support this.

• There is a diagram that she created, and it has her signature on it.

The phrase "all men are created ___________" helped change the view of slavery in the United States.

How did a collection of diverse colonies become the United States of America?