The American Revolution Quiz

Fill in the blank:

The time period where Great Britain left the American Colonies alone and allowed them to do what they wanted, which led to the development of the colonial governments and an American sense of identify, is called ____.

(2 words)

Choose the correct term:

Great Britain won the French and Indian War, but gained a lot of ​ (a)   because of it.

• debt
• territory
• gold
• fame

Match the following events from BEFORE the Revolutionary War with their correct definitions:

• Series of taxes placed on the colonies

• Boston Tea Party

• All official documents must have stamp

• Boston Massacre

• A colony's job is to make money

• Mercantilism

• Colonists dump Brit. tea in harbor

• Townshend Act

• Brit. soldiers kill colonists in Boston

• Stamp Act

Match the following battles of the American Revolutionary War with their correct importance:

• Started the Revolutionary war

• Battle of Saratoga

• Turning point in the war

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• First major battle of the war

• Battle of Yorktown

• Last major battle of the war

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

Choose 2:

Which 2 major things happened during the 2nd Continental Congress in May of 1775?

• Formed the Continental (American) Army

• Appointed George Washington as leader of the Continental Army

• Elected the first President of the United States of America

• Established and wrote the Declaration of Independence

True / False:

The Declaration of Independence ended the American Revolution.

• True

• False

What ended the American Revolution?

• The Articles of Confederation
• The Boston Tea Party
• The Treaty of Paris (1783)
• The Declaration of Independence

Fill in the blank:

The document that established and set up the structure for the Federal (US) government is called the _____.

True / False:

The Bill of Rights refers to the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution.

• True

• False

Match the following branches of the Federal government with their correct job description:

• Enforces the laws

• Judicial Branch

• Interprets the laws

• Executive Branch

• Makes the laws

• Legislative Branch