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American Revolution Quiz

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I rode on the Midnight Ride to warn Patriots.

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Benedict ARnold

2.

I am the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

John Hancock

c)

Charles Cornwallis

d)

Samuel Adams

3.

I am the leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston.

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Samuel Adams

4.

I surrendered with my troops at the Battle of Yorktown.

a)

Charles Cornwallis

b)

George Washington

c)

Benedict Arnold

d)

Benjamin Franklin

5.

I was the King of England during the American Revolution.

(First part gives it away!)

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

King George III

c)

Gina Johnson

d)

Labron James

6.

I am the leader of the Continental Army.

a)

George Washington

b)

John Hancock

c)

Baron von Steuben

d)

Benedict Arnold

7.

I wrote the Declaration of Independence.

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Charles Cornwallis

8.

American Diplomat to France who negotiated a French Alliance.

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

John Adams

c)

Abigail Adams

d)

Marquis de Lafayette

9.

He was known as the Swamp Fox.

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

George R. Clark

c)

Baron von Steuben

d)

Francis Marion

10.

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

a)

December 16, 1773

b)

April 19, 1775

c)

July 3, 1775

d)

July 4, 1776

11.

1. When British troops were looking to find troublemakers and destroy supplies.

a)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

b)

Battle of Charleston

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Battle of Saratoga

12.

The French used a blockade of the harbor to cut off supplies to the British

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Siege of Charleston

d)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

13.

Patriots learned just how powerful they were

a)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

b)

Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Battle of Cowpens

14.

The turning point of the war was

a)

Siege of Charleston

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Cowpens

15.

The Patriots tricked the British Army by splitting their troops.

a)

Battle of Cowpens

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

d)

Battle of Yorktown

16.

The final battle of the war

a)

Battle of Cowpens

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

Battle of Yorktown

17.

The Battle of Lexington and Concord was important because

a)

it was the last battle

b)

it was the first battle

c)

it was the longest battle

18.

How did France help win the war?

a)

Send ships, supplies, and soldiers

b)

Send food

19.

When did the Revolutionary War begin?

a)

April 19, 1775

b)

October 1777

c)

January 23, 1778

d)

March 17, 1997

20.

Who won the final battle of the Revolutionary War?

a)

The British

b)

The Americans

c)

The Redcoats

d)

The French

21.

The king required the colonists to pay ____ in order to help pay for the French and Indian War.

a)

with tea

b)

with a credit card

c)

taxes

22.

__ required colonists to pay a tax on paper goods such as newspapers and playing cards.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Tea Act

23.

The ___ required colonists to pay taxes on goods such as sugar and molasses.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Tea Act

24.

What group of people dressed up like Mohawk Indians and dumped tea overboard in the Boston Harbor?

a)

Daughters of Liberty

b)

Loyalists

c)

Mohawk Indians

d)

Sons of Liberty

25.

During the ____, the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Indians, boarded ships in the Boston Harbor, and dumped crates of tea overboard.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

26.
The Quartering Act was a tax that forced the colonists to give shelter and food to British troops who were stationed in their town. 
a)
True
b)
False