American Revolution Review

What battle that ended with an American victory was the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Boston Massacre

• Battle of Quebec

• Battle of Saratoga

Paul Revere became famous as a patriot who –

• gained Spain’s support for American independence

• was a member of the Continental Congress

• saved the lives of many patriots as a battlefield doctor

• made a daring ride to warn colonists of the British arrival in Lexington

What are the "certain unalienable rights" (rights that cannot be taken away) stated in the Declaration of Independence?

• life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

• voting, representation, elections

• bear arms, free speech, trial by jury

• education, slavery, taxation

Who was the British king during the Revolutionary War?

• Henry VIII

• James I

• Charles IV

• George III

What European country sent troops to help the Americans fight the British?

• Denmark and Holland

• Italy and Germany

• France

• Portugal and Switzerland

Great Britain’s desire to remain a world power resulted in a conflict with France known as the –

• British and French War

• French and American War

• French and Indian War

• European War

The British tax on newspapers, books, and playing cards was called the –

• Stamp Act

• Paper Act

• Townsend Act

• Tea Act

What does the Declaration of Independence state people have a right to do if a government violates their personal rights?

• replace the President with a king

• re-write the constitution

• change the government

• hold a new election

According to the Declaration of Independence, why do people establish governments?

• as a way to collect taxes

• to protect people’s rights

• in order to have an army

• to create new kings and queens

Maintaining British troops in the colonies was a reason for –

• taxing the American colonists

• forbidding colonists to move west

• the French and Indian War

• colonial militias to form