American Revolutionary War Vocabulary Quiz
Authored by Cheryl Madill
English
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who were the American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War?
Patriots
Loyalists
Hessian Mercenaries
Minutemen
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What term describes American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence?
Loyalists
Patriots
Minutemen
Sons of Liberty
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for a joining together for some common purpose?
Alliance
Boycott
Blockade
Siege
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which treaty formally ended the American Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris 1783
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Tordesillas
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the term 'repeal' mean?
To cancel an act or law
To join together
To refuse commercial dealings
To surround a place
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority called?
Petition
Boycott
Alliance
Blockade
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency called?
Militia
Continental Army
Hessian Mercenaries
Sons of Liberty
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
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