American Revolution Practice Quiz

Where did the American War of Independence begin?

• Bunker and Breeds Hill

• Trenton and Princeton

• Lexington and Concord

• Freemans Farm and Bemis Heights

Who was the principle author of the Declaration of Independence

• John Adams

• John Handcock

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

Who was in charge of the Continental Army

• Benedict Arnold

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• William Prescott

Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were part of which intellectual movement

• The Glorious Revolution

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Enlightenment

• The Great Awakening

The Proclamation of 1763

• Placed a tax on all imports into the colonies

• Closed Boston Harbor

• Placed a tax on all paper products

• Restricted migration west of the Appalachian mountains

What was a major consequence of the Battle of Saratoga?

• France joined the war on the side of the Americans

• The British sued for peace

• The British took control of New York

• The Americans captured British supplies

The Stamp Act...

• Removed the tax on tea sold from the East India Company

• Put a tax on all tea

• Put a tax on all imports

• Put a tax on all paper products

Who alerted Massachusetts to the approaching British columns on April 19th, 1775

• William Prescott

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

Life, Liberty and Property influenced what document?

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The intolerable acts

• The Declaration of Independence

• Common Sense

The Battle of Yorktown was a critical battle during the War of Independence. Briefly describe what happened and the major consequence of the battle.