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American Revolution Quiz

Authored by Angie Brantley

History

5th Grade

American Revolution Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did patriots in Boston dump into the harbor in a 1773 protest?

Wool

Chests of gold

Tea

English money

Tax documents

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were many of the early colonists trying to escape from by leaving England?

Slavery

War

Starvation

Pollution

Religious Persecution

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a patriot during the Revolutionary War?

A person who liked to ride horses into battle

A football player out of Boston, Massachusetts

A volunteer soldier who was ready to fight at a short notice

A person who wanted independence from Great Britain

A person who wanted the colonies to remain a part of the country of Great Britain

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was another name for Loyalist?

Tory

Royalist

The King’s Friend

All of the above

None of the above

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a loyalist during the Revolutionary War?

A person who remained loyal to the Continental Congress even when the war was going poorly

A member of the Sons of Liberty

A person living in the American colonies who wanted to stay a part of Great Britain

Any colonial who lived south of the colony of Pennsylvania

A person who emigrated from any other country than Great Britain

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Stamp Act tax?

Tea and Sugar

Mail sent between England and the American colonies

It was an income tax on the colonial lawyers

Printed materials like newspapers and legal documents

Weapons such as muskets and rifles

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the British government decide to tax the colonies?

To pay for the French and Indian War

To pay for a new palace for King George

To pay for a war against Spain

To pay for improvements in the city of London

To pay for new ships being built for the Royal Navy

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