American Revolution Quiz

Colonists who supported Britain in the Revolutionary War were called...

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• British

• Hessians

Which side won the Battle of Yorktown?

• British

• French

• Americans

• Spain

Identify the winner of the Battle of Saratoga:

• Americans

• British

• Spanish

• French

Who was the British military leader who commanded the forces at the battle of Lexington and Concord?

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

• King George VII

• Thomas Gage

What was the military significance of Concord, Massachusetts?

• It was the location of an important British fort

• The colonial militia was storing arms and ammunition there

• It was one of the many hideouts used by the King

• It's where the signing of the Declaration of Independence took place.

At which event was the Commander of the Continental Army chosen?

• First Continental Congress

• Second Continental Congress

• Committees of Correspondence

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• It gave the rules of a new country.

• It told colonists where they could or could not settle.

• It announced the colonies' reasons for separation from England.

The British Parliament imposed many taxes upon the colonists such as the Tea Act, Sugar Act, and Stamp Act. What was primary purpose of imposing such taxes?

• Control smuggling in the West Indies

• To hinder the self governments that was developing in many of the colonies

• To pay back the immense war debts accrued from the French and Indian War

• To punish the colonists for making Native allies

A basic idea stated by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence is that

• the power to govern a nation comes from the people

• people should always follow their government

• America must have a constitutional convention

• slavery must end in America

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Which document is this excerpt likely influenced by?

• The Magna Carta

• Federalist Papers

• Committees of Correspondence

• Common Sense