American History Quiz

Who was a former slave and one of the five colonists killed at the Boston Massacre?

• Crispus Attucks

• Lord North

• John Hancock

• Charles Cornwallis

Which British Prime Minister enacted many of the taxes imposed on the colonists, such as the Stamp Act and Tea Act?

• John Hancock

• Lord North

• Nathan Hale

• Baron von Steuben

Who was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence?

• John Paul Jones

• Abigail Adams

• John Hancock

• Marquis de Lafayette

Who is remembered as the Father of the American Navy?

• Nathan Hale

• John Paul Jones

• Nathanael Greene

• Crispus Attucks

Who wrote letters to John Adams, often giving him advice during the American Revolution?

• Abigail Adams

• Baron von Steuben

• Charles Cornwallis

• Nathan Hale

Which English general surrendered to Americans during the Battle of Yorktown?

• Lord North

• Charles Cornwallis

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Nathanael Greene

Who was the commander of the American army in the South?

• Nathan Hale

• Nathanael Greene

• John Hancock

• Crispus Attucks

Who was a patriot spy during the Revolutionary War and was caught by the British and hanged?

• Nathan Hale

• John Paul Jones

• Baron von Steuben

• Abigail Adams

Which French soldier helped lead American soldiers into many battles and joined Washington's army before the Battle of Saratoga?

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Charles Cornwallis

• Lord North

• John Hancock

Who helped train American soldiers during the winter at Valley Forge?

• Baron von Steuben

• Nathan Hale

• Nathanael Greene

• Crispus Attucks