American Revolution Quiz

What is the system of government in which the people have the authority to choose their governing legislation?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Patriots

• Loyalists

Who were the American colonists who wanted to gain independence from Great Britain?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Neutralists

What event in 1770 led to the deaths of several colonists and increased tensions between the American colonists and the British government?

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Boycott

• Townshend Acts

Which document declared the independence of the American colonies from British rule?

• Declaration of Independence

• Proclamation of 1763

• Intolerable Acts

• Indentured Servants

Who wrote the pamphlet 'Common Sense' which advocated for American independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Common Sense

• Thomas Paine

• No Taxation without Representation

What was the slogan used by the American colonists to protest against the British government's policies?

• No Taxation without Representation

• Proclamation of 1763

• Intolerable Acts

• Indentured Servants

Where were the opening shots of the American Revolution fired?

• Bunker Hill

• Sons of Liberty

• Lexington and Concord

• Shot Heard Round the World

What was the name of the act that imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies?

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Acts

• Tea Act

Who was the commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

What was the name of the secret society formed by the American colonists to oppose British policies?

• Sons of Liberty

• Daughters of Liberty

• Committees of Correspondence

• First Continental Congress