American Revolution Quiz

Who was the former slave who wrote poetry about the colonists' struggle for freedom and spoke out against slavery?

• Harriett Tubman

• Phyllis Wheatley

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Lord Cornwallwallis

What was the first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War?

• The Battle of Yorktown

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Battle of Saratoga

Colonists who no longer felt like British citizens and wanted independence were known as

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Rebels

• Revolutionaries

I am known as the “Father of our Country”. Who am I?

This event took place in Boston in 1773. What event was it?

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Riots

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Boston Harbor protest

The colonists and British Parliament disagreed over-

• Who should be responsible for protecting the colonies

• How many Englishmen could settle in the colonies

• Who should pay the soldiers

• The colonists having to pay taxes

This event marked the end of the Revolutionary War. What was it?

• The Battle of Saratoga

• The Battle of Yorktown

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Siege at Valley Forge

I am a British citizen and will not fight against my country. Which group of people would have said this?

• A Patriot

• A Neutralist

• A Federalist

• A Loyalist

Which document states that authority to govern belongs to the people rather than to kings and that all people are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Virginia Declaration of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

This person was humiliated at the Battle of Yorktown where he surrendered thousands of troops to American forces.

• Lord Cornwallis

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Marquis de Lafayette