American Revolution Quiz

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

• Wool

• Chests of gold

• Tea

• English money

• Tax documents

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

• Slavery

• War

• Starvation

• Pollution

• Religious Persecution

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

What was another name for Loyalist?

• Tory

• Royalist

• The King’s Friend

• All of the above

• None of the above

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

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

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

How did the colonists protest against the Stamp Act?

• They refused to pay the tax

• They boycotted British goods

• They burned the stamped paper in the streets

• All of the above

• None of the above

How many Americans were killed in the Boston Massacre?

• 5

• 20

• 100

• 300

• 900

What happened immediately following the incident?

• The Americans gathered arms and attacked the British soldiers killing hundreds

• The colonists dispersed and returned to their homes

• The British tore through the town, destroying shops and homes

• The Sons of Liberty boarded British ships and threw their tea into the water

• The colonists rioted and looted, burning down much of the city