American Revolution Quiz

What does "No taxation without representation" mean?

• The colonists wanted more tea

• The colonists did not want to pay any taxes

• The colonists wanted a say in the British government

• The British wanted more money

What was the Boston Tea Party?

• A party where people drank tea

• A protest where colonists threw tea into the harbor

• A meeting with King George III

• A battle in the war

Who was the leader of the colonial army?

• Thomas Jefferson

• King George III

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

What happened in 1776?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The first battle of the war

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The end of the war

Why was the Declaration of Independence important?

• It made the colonies free from Britain

• It ended the war

• It gave the British more power

• It created new taxes

What does the word "surrendered" in paragraph 6 mean?

• To win a battle

• To stop fighting and give up

• To start a war

• To make a new rule

What helped the colonists win the war?

• Help from France

• More taxes

• A new British king

• More tea

What is the main idea of this passage?

• The American Revolution was a war that helped create the United States

• The Boston Tea Party was an important party

• The colonists liked paying taxes

• George Washington was the king of America

What happened after the war ended?

• The British took over again

• The colonies became the United States of America

• King George III ruled America

• The war started again

How is the passage organized?

• It describes events in the order they happened (chronological order)

• It compares two different wars

• It lists problems and solutions

• It explains different types of government