Revolutionary War Quiz

1. Sugar Act/ Stamp Act, Quatering Act ......

2. These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by —

• restricting colonial trade with American Indians

• imposing regulations on colonial agriculture

• angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated

• punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament

The Continental Congress issued this commission to —

• Benedict Arnold

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Hancock

• George Washington

In 1787, Congress awarded John Paul Jones the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his "valor and brilliant services" during the Revolutionary War. Which accomplishment was Congress recognizing?

• Leading the evacuation of Washington, D.C., during the British invasion

• Preparing the strategy for the American victory at Yorktown

• Persuading France to provide military assistance to the Continental army

• Commanding a victory at sea against the British navy

Which of the following best completes this excerpt?

• Saratoga

• Gettysburg

• Concord

• Trenton

• Yorktown

This excerpt refers to rights that people —

• earn by demonstrating loyalty to their government

• receive by becoming citizens of a country

• have as a result of being human

• are granted after enlistment in the military