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American Revolution Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

American colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain were called:

a)

Minutemen

b)

Patriots

c)

Loyalists

d)

Mercenaries

2.

What was the name of the battle in which the Patriots finally defeat the British?

a)

Battle of Lexington

b)

Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

Dorchester Heights

d)

Battle of Yorktown

3.

True or False: The continental military force created to fight the British was called the Continental Army

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Who was the French nobleman who helped the Patriots fight the British?

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Baron Friedrich von Steuben

c)

John Paul Jones

d)

George Rogers Clark

5.

True or False: The Second Continental Congress encouraged colonists to boycott British goods but told colonial militias to prepare for war.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Why is July 4th, 1776 a significant date?

a)

It was the date the Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense

b)

It was the date the Treaty of Paris was signed

c)

It was the date Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence

d)

It was the date the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence

7.

Which of the following is NOT one of the difficulties the Patriots experienced in the early years of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Finding soldiers

b)

Supplying soldiers

c)

Crossing the Atlantic Ocean

d)

Keeping soldiers

8.

Which one of the following is NOT one of the unalienable rights described in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Property

d)

Pursuit of Happiness

9.

Match the description to the term: Peace agreement where Great Britain recognizes the independence of the United States.

a)

Second Continental Congress

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Common Sense

10.

Match the description to the term: A 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that argued that citizens, not kings and queens, should make laws.

a)

Common Sense

b)

Dorchester Heights

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

First Continental Congress

11.

Match the description to the term: A terrible winter where 2,000 American soldiers died of disease and malnutrition.

a)

Defeat in Canada

b)

Defeat in New York

c)

Dorchester Heights

d)

Valley Forge

12.

Match the description to the term: Governor of Spanish Louisiana who becomes a key ally to the Patriots

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Bernardo de Galvez

c)

John Paul Jones

d)

George Rogers Clark

13.

Match the description to the term: On Christmas Night, Washington and his soldiers quietly cross the Delaware River and attack the Hessian mercenaries as they were sleeping.

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Dorchester Heights

14.

Match the description to the term: Heavy Canons were brought in from Fort Ticonderoga to station on Nook's Hill overlooking the British.

a)

Battle at Lexington and Concord

b)

Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

Dorchester Heights

d)

Battle of Yorktown

15.

Match the description to the term: Authorized the Massachusetts militia to become the Continental Army

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Second Continental Congress

c)

George Washington

d)

Declaration of Independence

16.

Match the description to the term: An experienced military officer from Prussia who trained the American troops

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Baron Friedrich von Steuben

c)

Bernardo de Galvez

d)

George Rogers Clark

17.

Match the description to the term: Formally announced the colonies' break from Great Britain

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

First Continental Congress

c)

Second Continental Congress

d)

Treaty of Paris