American Revolution Quiz

Which of the following did the Second Continental Congress do? Check all that apply.

• governed the colonies

• oversaw the war effort

• organized the army

• organized the Boston Tea Party

• captured King George III ending the American Revolution

the 2nd Continental Congress issued the tea tax.

• True

• False

During the winter of 1777, The continental Army was forced to stay at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

• True

• False

The American Revolution was a war fought between the 13 original Colonies and China.

• True

• False

the Treaty of Paris 1783 ended the American Revolution.

• True

• False

The Battle of Yorktown was the first battle of the War.

• True

• False

Which U.S. president was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

In 1780, Sally Linn wrote a letter to her mother. She wrote, “I have been to the battlefield with my Dear husband Charles. I cooked for him and his men, and helped Soldiers wounded by the Redcoats.” Which group did she support on the battlefield?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Minutemen

• Redcoats

What was the function of the Declaration of Independence?

• To announce to the world the American colonies’ reasons for separation from England

• To declare war on Great Britain

• To form an alliance with France

• To establish a new government

What is being described:

• - a final attempt to prevent war between Great Britain and the American colonies

• - sent to King George III in July 1775

• - The king refused to see the petition, declaring that the colonists were in “open and avowed rebellion” and “levying war against us”

• The Olive Branch Petition

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Treaty of Paris