American Revolutionary War Quiz

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• Tea

• Imported goods

• Anything printed on paper

• Housing for British soldiers

What event started with a snowball fight and resulted in the death of 5 colonists?

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

Who led the Continental Army to victory at the Battle of Saratoga?

• George Washington

• Benedict Arnold

• Paul Revere

• Thomas Jefferson

What was the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War?

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

Who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown?

• George Washington

• Lord Cornwallis

• King George III

• Benjamin Franklin

How did France help the Americans win the Battle of Yorktown?

• By providing soldiers

• By surrounding the British with the French Navy

• By negotiating peace

• By supplying weapons

What did the Townshend Act tax?

• Tea

• Imported goods

• Paper products

• Housing for soldiers

What was the purpose of the Quartering Act?

• To tax tea

• To house British soldiers

• To tax paper products

• To protest unfair laws

Who were the Daughters of Liberty?

• A group of women who made goods

• A secret group of Patriots

• British loyalists

• Native American allies

Who was the ruler of England and the 13 colonies whose unfair policies led colonists to demand independence?

• King George III

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere