Quiz on the American Revolution Beginnings

Which event is commonly considered the start of the American Revolution?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Battles of Lexington and Concord

• The Stamp Act Congress

• The First Continental Congress

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• George Washington

Which British law required colonists to pay a tax on printed materials?

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts

What was the name of the group formed to protest British policies and organize resistance?

• Sons of Liberty

• Loyalists

• Redcoats

• Parliament

Which event involved colonists dumping British tea into Boston Harbor?

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Lexington and Concord

• First Continental Congress

Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?

• King George II

• King George III

• King Charles I

• King James II

Which act closed Boston Harbor until the tea destroyed during the Boston Tea Party was paid for?

• Quartering Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

Who rode to warn the colonists that the British were coming before the battles of Lexington and Concord?

• Samuel Adams

• Paul Revere

• Patrick Henry

• John Hancock

Which document officially declared the colonies’ independence from Britain?

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

What was the main purpose of the First Continental Congress?

• To declare war on Britain

• To organize colonial resistance to British policies

• To write the Constitution

• To elect a president