American Revolution Test

The French and Indian war was fought between -

• Spain & France
• Britain & France
• America & France
• American Indian Tribes & France

Which of the following acts limited colonists' westward movement beyond the Appalachian Mountains?

• Stamp Act
• Intolerable Act
• Declaration of Boundaries
• Proclamation of 1763

What was the name of the radical group founded by Samuel Adams in response to higher British taxes?

• Ku Klux Klan
• Adams' Raiders
• Sons of Liberty
• Freedom Fighters

Where were the first shots fired to begin the Revolutionary War?

• Lexington and Concord
• Saratoga
• Yorktown
• Breed's Hill

Which law passed by Parliament led to a famous event where colonists dressed up as Native Americans and committed acts of vandalism and destruction?

• Sugar Act
• Stamp Act
• Townshend Acts
• Tea Act

A former French and Indian War commander, this Virginia planter and politician was appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

• George Washington
• Benedict Arnold
• Steven Segal
• Horatio Gates

This group of colonists sided with the views of Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, and Thomas Jefferson during the war.

• Tories
• Loyalists
• Separatists
• Patriots

The first person thought to have been killed in the Boston Massacre was thought to be an African or African and Native American mixed descent. What was his name?

• Benedict Arnold
• Sam Adams
• Crispus Attucks
• Patrick Henry

How many deaths were recorded for the Boston Massacre?

• 500
• 50
• 5
• 5000

His beliefs about Natural rights helped influence the Declaration of Independence?

• John Locke
• Benjamin Franklin
• King John
• Abe Lincoln