American Revolution Quiz

Why did many American colonists object to paying new taxes imposed following the French and Indian War?

• They felt that only landowners and merchants should pay taxes.

• They were unable to afford the added costs related to these taxes.

• They felt that only local governments should be able to pass taxes.

• They were unable to vote for representatives who passed these taxes.

How did Mercy Otis Warren support opposition to the Stamp Act?

• She wrote plays criticizing the greed of British leaders.

• She organized boycotts of British goods.

• She wrote pamphlets calling for independence.

• She organized street protests.

What was Patrick Henry’s role in the years leading up to the American Revolution?

• He was the leader of the Boston Tea Party.

• He warned Patriots at Lexington and Concord.

• He was an early supporter of American independence.

• He led efforts to draft the Declaration of Independence.

In the first battles of the American Revolution, British soldiers were confronted by 70 minutemen at ________ before moving on to search for weapons at ________, where they encountered minutemen again.

• Lexington; Concord

• Fort Ticonderoga; Bunker Hill

• Concord; Dorchester Heights

• Bunker Hill; Lexington

• Yorktown; Saratoga

Who was chosen by the Second Continental Congress to lead the Continental army?

• Samuel Adams

• Benedict Arnold

• William Dawes

• George Washington

In a pamphlet called ________, published in January of 1776, ________ argued against having a monarchy and for independence, influencing many colonists’ opinions.

• Common Sense, Thomas Paine

• The Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton

• The Rights of Man, Thomas Jefferson

• The Social Contract, Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Who drilled soldiers at Valley Forge, turning them into a strong, fighting force?

• Bernardo de Gálvez

• Mary Ludwig Hayes

• Baron Friedrich von Steuben

• John Paul Jones

Who brought a group of soldiers from Europe and served without pay through the end of the war?

• Bernardo de Gálvez

• Mary Ludwig Hayes

• John Paul Jones

• Marquis de Lafayette

Who commanded the Bonhomme Richard, capturing numerous British supply ships and the British warship Serapis?

• Bernardo de Gálvez

• Mary Ludwig Hayes

• John Paul Jones

• Marquis de Lafayette

Following the American Revolution, which country recognized that the United States was an independent country as part of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

• Great Britain

• Canada

• Holland

• Spain

• France