American Revolution Quiz

Which war was fought between the British, French, and Indians over land west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Revolutionary War

• French and Indian War

• Boston Massacre

• Battle of Saratoga

What was the statement made by the King stating that the colonists could not move west of the Appalachians?

• Treaty of Paris

• Proclamation of 1763

• Boston Tea Party

• Intolerable Acts

Who was the King of Britain during the Revolutionary War?

• King George III

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

Which taxes were imposed by King George to help pay for the French and Indian War?

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Bunker Hill

• Intolerable Acts

What was the protest against the Tea Act where Sons of Liberty threw chests of tea into Boston's harbor?

• Valley Forge

• First Continental Congress

• Battle of Yorktown

• Boston Tea Party

Who wrote the draft of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

• Patrick Henry

Who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

Which battle is known as the 'shot heard around the world'?

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battles of Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Yorktown

• Bunker Hill

Who is famous for saying 'Give me liberty or give me death!'?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Hancock

Who was the famous midnight rider to warn colonists that the British were coming?

• Paul Revere

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Hancock

• Patrick Henry