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American Revolution Quiz 1

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What burden does the French and Indian War create for Great Britain?

a)

Debt

b)

Taxes

c)

A new war

d)

Imperial security

2.

Who is the King of Great Britain during the American Revolution?

a)

George III

b)

Henry VIII

c)

William III

d)

Charles II

3.

Who is the Prime Minister of Parliament during the American Revolution?

a)

Lord Frederick North

b)

Lord Charles Cornwallis

c)

Lord William Howe

d)

Lord William Pitt

4.

What British colonial policy creates control and a monopoly on American trade by forcing all American trade exclusively to Great Britain?

a)

British Mercantilism

b)

British Monopoly

c)

Exclusive Trade

d)

British Taxes

5.

What British Law in America declared it illegal for any American to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains? This law strained American and British relations as much as any taxes.

a)

Proclamation Line of 1763

b)

Stamp Act of 1765

c)

Quartering Act of 1765

d)

Currency Act of 1764

6.

What act outlawed the legal tender status of Colonial Scrip by requiring all taxes to be paid in gold and silver coins.

a)

Currency Act of 1751 and 1764

b)

Proclamation Line of 1763

c)

Tea Act of 1773

d)

Townshend Act of 1767

7.

Who says the following quote about colonial currency: "The Colonies would gladly have borne the little tax on tea and other matters had it not been the poverty caused by the bad influence of the English bankers on Parliament, which has caused in the colonies hatred of England and the Revolutionary War."

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

John Adams

8.

What act ordered colonists to house and feed British soldiers in North America?

a)

Quartering Act of 1765

b)

Sugar Act of 1764

c)

Stamp Act of 1765

d)

Townshend Act of 1767

9.

What act is an indirect tax on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea?

a)

Townshend Act of 1767

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Coercive Acts

d)

Stamp Act of 1765

10.

What secret organization formed throughout the Thirteen Colonies to advance the rights of Americans and fight British taxation?

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Liberty League

c)

Freemasons

d)

Congress

11.

Who is the leader of the Sons of Liberty?

a)

Sam Adams

b)

John Adams

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Benedict Arnold

12.

What event occurred on March 5, 1770, where British soldiers fire into a large crowd of antagonizing and angry colonists killing five and wounding six?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Riot

d)

Boston Tragedy

13.

What Royal Navy ship is destroyed and her crew captured by colonial smugglers after she runs aground in low tide on the night of June 9, 1772? (This is an act of war by the colonists.)

a)

HMS Gaspee

b)

HMS Godspeed

c)

HMS Orion

d)

HMS Gauntlet

14.

On December 16, 1773, what event occurred where protesting colonists disguised as American Indians boarded three ships illegally and threw 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Boston Tea Protest

d)

Boston Tea Scandal

15.

What did the colonists call the Coercive Acts, Parliament's response to the Boston Tea Party that closed Boston Harbor, revoked Massachusetts' Royal Charter, stated all British officials would now be tried for crimes in Great Britain, reinforced the Quartering Act, and appointed General Thomas Gage as military governor with martial law authority?

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Safety Acts

c)

Peace Acts

d)

Acceptable Punishment Acts

16.

What group of militia made up 25% of the force and were younger and more mobile men who were prepared and ready to respond to a crisis at a moment's notice?

a)

Minutemen

b)

Partisans

c)

Riflemen

d)

Overmountain Men

17.

What event on September 1, 1774, foreshadowed the war to come and ordered British soldiers to seize Boston powder and field pieces and caused rumors to spread that Boston was under a British bombardment?

a)

Powder Alarm

b)

Seizure Order

c)

False Alarm

d)

Muster Drill

18.

What battle occurred on April 19, 1775, when the British Army under the orders of General Thomas Gage attempted to capture an American magazine (store of weapons, gunpowder, and ammunition) and arrest Sam Adams and John Hancock?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Long Island

c)

Breed's Hill

d)

Saratoga

19.

What early battle on June 17, 1775, was a series of costly British frontal assaults on a well-defended hill outside of Boston in Charles Town, commonly mistaken as the adjacent Bunker Hill, and is the bloodiest battle of the war?

a)

Breed's Hill

b)

Harlem Heights

c)

Malvern Hill

d)

Bemis Heights

20.

What document does the Second Continental Congress ratify on July 4, 1776, which declares American independence from Great Britain?

a)

the Declaration of Independence

b)

Common Sense

c)

the Crisis

d)

the Constitution

21.

Matching section on real quiz: Match the following key ideas from the Declaration of Independence with one of its two main ideas, this question is asking you to identify Rights of the People (only 1 is wrong, and 4 are right select the 4 correct)

a)

"unalienable rights" or rights that can never be taken away under any circumstances

b)

inherent rights (born with) or Natural Rights or God-Given Rights to "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."

c)

establish a government that protects their rights

d)

have a right and duty to alter and even abolish their government if their rights are violated

e)

is responsible for protecting the people

22.

Matching section on real quiz: Match the following key ideas from the Declaration of Independence with one of its two main ideas, this question is asking you to identify Key Ideas about Government (only 1 is wrong, and 4 are right select the 4 correct)

a)

derives its power from the consent of the people

b)

should be limited and specific and not have unlimited power

c)

should protect the natural rights of life, liberty, and property

d)

is responsible for protecting the people

e)

"unalienable rights" or rights that can never be taken away under any circumstances

23.

What battle occurs from August 27-29, 1776, where Great Britain gains control of New York City and Washington and the Continental Army suffer their worst defeat of the war?

a)

Long Island

b)

Kips Bay

c)

White Plains

d)

Fort Washington

24.

What battle is General Washington forced to fight on December 26, 1776, and cross the icy Delaware River on Christmas night because most enlistments end on the New Year and the Continental Army desperately needs a victory?

a)

Trenton

b)

Princeton

c)

Brandywine

d)

Germantown

25.

What campaign lasted from July 1777-October 1777 and was an attempt by the British to cut the colonies in half by taking the entire colony of New York by marching down through Canada and this campaign ended in Britain's greatest defeat during the war?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Boston

d)

Illinois

26.

What American unit made life extremely difficult for British General Burgoyne's army by falling trees in their path, ambushing them with hit and run tactics, spying on their movements, and sharpshooters thin their ranks and target officers?

a)

Morgan's Rifle Corps

b)

Marion's Partisans

c)

Allen's Greenmountain Boys

d)

Shelby's Overmountain Men

27.

Who is America's greatest rifleman who saves the American left flank at Bemis Heights in the heat of battle by eliminating British General Simon Fraser with a 300-yard shot?

a)

Timothy Murphy

b)

Andrew Pickens

c)

William Campbell

d)

Isaac Shelby

28.

Bonus: What country is the first to recognize American independence from Great Britain and is America's first ally after the great American victory of Saratoga?

(a)