American Revolution Quiz

Thomas Paine's Common Sense influenced many colonists to support independence because it—

• explained how the British could easily win the war

• argued that monarchs had a God-given right to rule

• convinced colonists that self-government was common sense

• warned colonists to stay loyal to King George III

Which event marked the turning point of the American Revolution by convincing France to help the colonies?

• The Battle of Yorktown

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Battle of Saratoga

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

Abigail Adams is best remembered for—

• leading troops into battle

• secretly spying for the Patriots

• demanding that women's voices be included in the new nation

• helping to write the U.S. Constitution

Which of the following was a major consequence of the American Revolution?

• Britain gained more control over the colonies

• The colonies became independent and formed a new government

• France took control of North America

• The colonists returned to living under British rule

One major cause of the American Revolution was—

• colonists demanding to pay higher taxes

• the British promise of free land to the colonists

• taxation without representation

• colonists refusing to trade with Britain