American Revolution Quiz

Which of the following has the same meaning as contributions?

• To investigate

• To remove

• To add or give

• To like something

How did Indigenous people contribute to change in North Carolina during the American Revolution?

• Indigenous people contributed ideas relating to the organization of government.

• Indigenous people contributed new equipment for hunting and bird watching.

• Contributions of Indigenous people were limited due to communication struggles.

• Navigation routes, farming techniques and seeds were all contributions of Indigenous people during this time period.

How did the experiences of African Americans in North Carolina help to improve North Carolina during the American Revolution?

• African Americans during this time period fought during the war suffering hardships due to war and yet they still had their own battles to be won for the cause of freedom.

• African Americans during this time period were generals and leaders of the war.

• African Americans during this time period were not included in the war against Great Britain.

• African Americans during this time period contributed information of travel routes throughout the area.

In our unit we discussed the importance of the American Revolution to enslaved Black people. Choose the best answer that describes why freed and enslaved Black people fought.

• They did not have a choice

• They believed they were able to fight and win

• They wanted to make a statement of the ways in which they could best achieve their own liberty and their own freedom.

• They were making a statement to show they always wanted to fight to be free from the British government.

On October 25, 1774, Mrs. Penelope barker organized fifty-one women in Edenton, North Carolina. The Edenton Tea Party was one of the earliest organized women’s political actions in United States history. What did these women boycott or refuse to buy from the British government?

• Cookies and pies

• Shoes and Clothes

• Tea and water

• Tea and Cloth

Which of the following has the same meaning as resistance?

• Act of opposing

• Giving assistance

• Act of conforming

• Act of submission

What role did women NOT play during the Revolutionary War?

• Keeping the farm running

• Fighting on the front lines

• Being a spy or a courier/messenger

• Raise funds for the troops

What was one reason for the American Revolution?

• Taxes being placed on American colonist

• Indigenous people pouring tea into the Boston Harbor

• They were tired of slavery

• They received threats from the French about taking the land back