American Revolution Quiz

Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

The British government established the Proclamation Line of 1763 mainly to

• avoid conflicts with Native American Indians

• promote the fur trade

• expand the thirteen colonies

• provide access to the Mississippi River

Which statement is most consistent with the views of Loyalists in the 1770s?

• The colonists should be grateful to be under British rule and protection.

• Taxation without representation is tyranny.

• Citizens, under British rule, have the right to declare independence.

• The king is violating the rights of British citizens.

Where was the first battle of the American Revolution fought?

• Valley Forge

• Lexington

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

The results of the Battle of Saratoga can include all of the following EXCEPT

• American control of Canada.

• France’s entry into the war on the side of the Americans.

• a large boost in morale of the Continental Army.

• a “turning point” of the war.

Patriotic songs about the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre, and the pamphlet Common Sense, all share what characteristics?

• They all show how Britain was winning the war.

• They were all created by Loyalists to support British views.

• They can all be called propaganda, and were used to fuel the colonists toward independence.

• They all helped King George keep the colonies under British rule.

What was the major effect of the Stamp Act (1765) on colonial trade?

• The British refused to sell certain products to the colonists.

• The law led to a decline in the value of colonial currency.

• The colonists no longer needed British goods.

• Many colonists boycotted British goods.

The British system of mercantilism was designed to

• close Boston Harbor to trade

• encourage trade outside the British Empire

• favor the economic interests of Great Britain

• prevent local elections in the thirteen colonies

“No taxation without representation” was a response by the colonists to

• sharing tax monies with Native American tribes.

• a provision in the Treaty of Paris (which ended the French and Indian War).

• British economic policies toward the colonies.

• the formation of the Iroquois Confederacy.

Which statement about Valley Forge in the winter of 1777–1778 is most accurate?

• Conditions at Valley Forge ended hopes for American independence.

• Loyalists were discouraged by reports from Valley Forge.

• Valley Forge was the scene of much hardship for General Washington’s troops.

• The battle at Valley Forge was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.