American Revolution Quiz

What is a mercenary?

• A soldier hired to fight for a foreign army

• A loyal supporter of the king

• A member of the Continental Army

• A person who smuggles goods

Who were the Patriots during the American Revolution?

• Supporters of British rule

• Soldiers hired to fight for money

• Colonists who fought for independence

• Members of the British Parliament

Who were the Loyalists?

• Colonists who supported independence

• Colonists who remained loyal to Britain

• Soldiers hired to fight for a foreign army

• Members of the Continental Army

What is a siege?

• A formal agreement between countries

• A military blockade of a city or fort

• A sudden, surprise attack

• A group of soldiers

What are casualties?

• Soldiers hired to fight for money

• People killed or injured in a war

• Colonists who fought for independence

• Goods smuggled into a country

What is a treaty?

• A formal agreement between countries

• A temporary ceasefire agreement between warring factions.

• A domestic law passed by a country's legislature

• An informal understanding between two countries without legal obligations.

What does it mean to smuggle?

• To fight in a war

• To secretly import or export goods

• To enlist in the army

• To sign a treaty

How did guerrilla warfare contribute to the colonists' victory in the American Revolutionary War?

• It allowed the colonists to engage in large-scale battles with the British army.

• It enabled the colonists to conduct surprise attacks and ambushes, disrupting British supply lines and communication

• It helped the colonists to form alliances with other European powers.

• It provided the colonists with advanced weaponry and military technology.

What was the Continental Army?

• The British army

• The army formed by the American colonies

• A group of mercenaries

• A group of Loyalists

What is independence?

• Loyalty to the British crown

• Freedom from control by another country

• A formal agreement

• A military blockade