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American Revolution

Total questions: 105

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Name
Class
Date
1.
Who told John Adams to "remember the women?"
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Abigail Adams
c)
Dolly Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
2.
What is this famous piece of propaganda describing?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Boston Marathon
d)
Boston Massacre
3.
In what event did Bostonians dress up as Mohawk Indians in protest of an unfair tax?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Stamp Act Riots
4.
What is the economic policy that trade generates wealth called?
a)
Socialism
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Communism
d)
Mercantilism
5.
Who spied on the British Army for the Colonial Army?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
James Armistead
c)
Abigail Adams
d)
George Washington
6.
Who was the French nobleman that commanded troops for the Americans in the Revolutionary War?
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Rene La Salle
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Abigail Adams
7.
Who defended the British officers accused of murder following the Boston Massacre?
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
d)
John Adams
8.
Who was the first death of the American Revolution?
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
John Adams
c)
Marqyuise de Lafayette
d)
James Armistead
9.
The Declaration of Independence calls "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" __________.
a)
Human Rights
b)
Legal Rights
c)
Self Sustained Rights
d)
Natural Rights
10.
Who drafted the final copy of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Robert Livingston
d)
John Adams
11.
Which group opposed the Revolution?
a)
French aristocrats
b)
Loyalists
c)
Patriots
d)
Women
12.
What was the name of the patriotic secret organization that fought against British tyranny?
a)
Liberty's Kids
b)
Join or Die
c)
Albany Congress
d)
Sons of Liberty
13.
What document provided for no chief executive, no power to tax, and no standing military?
a)
Bill of RIghts
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
United States Constitution
14.
Which meeting approved the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Albany Congress
b)
First Continental Congress
c)
Second Continental Congress
d)
Stamp Act Congress
15.
Where did General Washingtron camp during the bitter winter of 1777-78?
a)
Saratoga
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Yorktown
d)
Cowpens
16.
Who was the most famous political writer and propagandist of the American Revolution?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Mercy Otis Warren
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Stephen King
17.
This term means to refuse to purchase an item in protest.
a)
Boycott
b)
Strike
c)
Embargo
d)
Rage
18.
What law prevented settlers from crossing the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War?
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Line in the sand
d)
Quartering Act
19.
Who was the most famous pamphleteer of the Revolutionary period?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Mercy Otis Warren
c)
James Armistead
d)
Thomas Paine
20.
What document was signed and ended the American Revolution
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Peace of Prague
d)
Versailles Treaty
21.
What battle is considered the turning point of the American revolution?
a)
Trenton
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
22.
What did Deborah Sampson do so that she could fight with the army?
a)
Became a nurse
b)
Disguised herself as a man
c)
Became a spy
d)
Disguised herself as a British woman
23.
What event does this image show?
a)
Tarring and feathering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
American Revolution
24.
Who was the British commander at Yorktown?
a)
General Horatio Gates
b)
General Lafayette
c)
General George Washington
d)
General Lord Charles Cornwallis
25.
Which country helped the Americans trap Cornwallis on the Yorktown Peninsula, blocking their escape route?
a)
Britain
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Spain
26.
In what chronological order did the battles occur?
a)
Valley Forge, French & Indian War, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of York Town
b)
Lexington & Concord, Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Yorktown
c)
Battle of Saratoga, Valley Forge, French & Indian War, Lexington & Concord
d)
Yorktown, French & Indian War, Saratoga, Valley Forge
27.
Who was the British General for the Battle of Saratoga?
a)
Horatio Gates
b)
John Stark
c)
George Washington
d)
John Burgoyne
28.
First Battle of the American Revolution 
a)
Saratoga 
b)
Valley Forge 
c)
Lexington and Concord 
d)
Yorktown
29.
The French began to support the Americans after this battle
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Yorktown
c)
Saratoga
d)
Treaty of French 
30.
Soldiers froze here because of the harsh winter
a)
Paris
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Rio Grande Valley 
d)
Yorktown 
31.
What year does the American Revolution end?
a)
1776
b)
1783
c)
1607
d)
1738
32.
The "shot heard 'round the world" was which battle?
a)
Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Lexington & Concord
33.
How did the former German General Baron von Steuban help the Americans?
a)
Shared British secrets
b)
Made a huge donation to the American Revolution cause
c)
Helped to form alliance with France
d)
Trained the soldiers to march and fire guns quickly
34.
Who were the Hessians?
a)
Women who disguised themselves as men to fight in the war
b)
The cooks in the Military 
c)
Germans who fought for the British
d)
Another name for American soldiers
35.
Who wrote Common Sense and The Crisis during the American Revolution?
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
Abigail Adams
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Benjamin Franklin
36.
When was America declared independent?
a)
October 26th, 2014
b)
July 31st, 1842
c)
July 4th, 1776
d)
January 7th,1777
37.
Who helped secure France's help during the war?
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
John Hancock
c)
Sam Adams
d)
Benedict Arnold
38.
What river did Washington and his men cross for the battle of Trenton?
a)
Susquehanna river
b)
Trenton river
c)
Delaware river
d)
Mississippi river
39.
Which fundamental political idea is expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
The government should guarantee every citizen economic security. 
b)
The central government and state governments should have equal power. 
c)
If the government denies its people certain basic rights, that government can be overthrown. 
d)
Rulers derive their right to govern from God and are therefore bound to govern in the nation’s best interest. 
40.
The Quartering Act stated that…
a)
British soldiers could stay in private colonial homes
b)
Colonists could stay in British forts
c)
King George could stay in any colonial home
d)
Colonist had to pay a quarter tax for a pound of tea
41.
James Armistead helped contribute to American victory at Yorktown by ____
a)
Leading French cavalry
b)
Spying for the Americans
c)
Reenlisting soldiers at Valley Forge
d)
Acquired French funding for the war
42.
American intellectual, inventor, and politician He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution.
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
John Dickinson
43.
The first bloodshed of the American Revolution (1770), as British guards at the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd killing five Americans
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Marathon
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
The Band Boston
44.
A free black man who was the first person killed in the Revolution at the Boston Massacre.
a)
Sam Adams
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
Ben Franklin
45.
Act passed in 1766 after the repeal of the stamp act; stated that Parliament had authority over the the colonies and the right to tax and pass legislation "in all cases whatsoever."
a)
Declaratory Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Townshend Acts
d)
Intolerable Acts
46.
1774-In response to the Boston Tea Party. Closed the port of Boston. Ended the constitution of Massachusetts, restricted the number of town meetings,prohibited the election of town officials. Suspended the right of self-government in the Massachusetts colony, hold rebellious colonists for trial in other colonies or in Great Britain. Quartering Act of 1774.
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Stamp Acts
c)
Boston Port Bill
d)
Quartering Act
47.
A Massachusetts attorney and politician who was a strong believer in colonial independence. He argued against the Stamp Act and was involved in various patriot groups. As a delegate from Massachusetts, he urged the Second Continental Congress to declare independence. He helped draft and pass the Declaration of Independence. Adams later served as the second President of the United States.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
John Adams
d)
James Madison
48.
"Give me liberty or give me death"
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
John Adams
49.
American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (
a)
Paul Revere
b)
Sam Adams
c)
John Hanckock
d)
Michael Myers
50.
American Revolutionary leader and patriot, Founder of the Sons of Liberty and one of the most vocal patriots for independence; signed the Declaration of Independence
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
John Hancock
d)
Benjamin Franklin
51.
A radical political organization formed after the passage of the Stamp Act to protest various British acts; organization used poth peaceful and violent means of protest
a)
Old 300
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Mohawk Regiment
d)
Black Robe Regiment
52.
An act passed by the British parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Declaratory Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Sugar ACt
53.
3rd President of the United States , He was a delegate from Virginia at the Second Continental Congress and wrote the Declaration of Independence. He later served as the third President of the United States.
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
54.

Which (original) Enlightenment thinker influenced the writing of the Dec of Independence?

a)

Carl Marx

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Thomas Jefferson

55.

The idea that the people must overthrow an unjust government is known as

a)

right to rebel

b)

natural rights

c)

popular sovereignty

56.

What impact does Thomas Paine have on the American Revolution?

a)

he persuades the colonists to rebel

b)

he persuades the colonists to remian loyal

c)

he persuades the colonists to immigrate to England

57.

Who wrote the first history of the American Revolution?

a)

Dolly Parton

b)

Jackie Kennedy

c)

Mercy Otis Warren

d)

Eleanor Roosevelt

58.

Who said "Give me liberty or give me death"

a)

Patrick Jefferson

b)

Henry Fitzroy

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Patrick Henry

59.

Who is a French aristocrat who was leading role in the American Revolution?

a)

Marquis de Julien

b)

Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonniere

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

Claudius Amyand

60.

Where did the British surrender to the Americans

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Battle of Sumpter

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Bullrun

61.
Many African Americans joined the Continental Army hoping that
a)
independence would lead to the end of slavery.
b)
they could return to Africa after the war.
c)
Congress would give them land for their service.
d)
Britain would grant them their freedom.
62.
After 1776, Washington's basic military strategy was to
a)
starve the British out of New York City.
b)
defeat the British in one large battle.
c)
avoid battles at all costs to keep his army safe.
d)
fight a defensive war and tire the British out.
63.
"Summer soldiers and sunshine patriots" might best be described as
a)
quitters.
b)
optimists.
c)
fighters.
d)
traitors.
64.
British general who traveled with 30 wagons of his personal baggage.
a)
General Gates
b)
General Howe
c)
General Burgoyne
d)
General Clinton
65.
Experienced shortages of everything.
a)
Americans
b)
British
66.
Received help from the Hessians
a)
British
b)
Americans
67.

During this battle the Continental Army was forced to retreat because they ran out of ammo.

a)

Trenton

b)

Saratoga

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Valley Forge

68.

During this battle, the British were slowed down because the militiamen had torn down bridges and cut down trees. The win of this battle convinced France to join the American side of the war.

a)

Trenton

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Saratoga

d)

Bunker Hill

69.

I was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

King George III

c)

Paul Revere

d)

George Washington

70.

Which group wanted independence from England?

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

71.

I was a slave and learned to read and write. I wrote poems and plays for American Independence.

a)

Phillis Wheatley

b)

Betsy Ross

c)

Abigail Adams

d)

Molly Pitcher

72.

I carried water to soldiers during battle and when my husband was wounded I took over his role loading the cannons.

a)

George Washington

b)

Mary Ludwig Hays "Molly Pitcher"

c)

Phillis Wheatley

d)

Betsy Ross

73.

What does representation mean?

a)

a person or group acting on behalf of themselves

b)

a person or group acting on behalf of King George

c)

a person or group acting on behalf of Patrick Henry

d)

a person or group acting on behalf of another person or group

74.

What is the name of the British government?

a)

Parliament

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court

d)

Government

75.

What is another word for liberty?

a)

parliament

b)

taxes

c)

peace

d)

freedom

76.

Who was the ruler of England during the American Revolution?

a)

George Washington

b)

King George III

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Benjamin Franklin

77.

The Daughters of Liberty

a)

made goods so that colonists would not buy British products.

b)

supported British Loyalists.

c)

fought in the French and Indian War.

d)

wrote the Declaration of Independence.

78.

This image is most likely depicting

a)

the Boston Tea Party

b)

a ride to Valley Forge

c)

George Washington crossing the Delaware.

d)

Paul Revere's midnight ride.

79.

The Declaration of Independence states that all people have a natural right to

a)

free speech.

b)

a trial by jury.

c)

the pursuit of happiness.

d)

worship as they choose.

80.
After the Treaty of Paris 1783, what was the new natural boundary of the United States?
a)
Appalachian Moutains
b)
Ohio River Valley
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Great Lakes
81.
What are your 3 Unalienable Rights, as expressed by Thomas Jefferson?
a)
Peace, Love and Joy
b)
Life, Liberty, and Property
c)
Life, Leadership and Pursuit of Happiness
d)
Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness
82.
"Give me Liberty or Give me Death" meant
a)
I live to die
b)
I want freedom from slavery
c)
I will die for my freedom
d)
death is the only freedom
83.
Who is known as the Father of the U.S. Navy?
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
James Armistead
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Thomas Jefferson
84.

What is another word for grievance?

a)

pray

b)

complaint

c)

boycott

d)

petition

85.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."Declaration of Independence, 1776In this passage of the Declaration, which Enlightenment philosopher's ideas are present? 
a)
John Locke's natural rights
b)
Montesquieu's separation of powers
c)
Thomas Hobbe's social contract theory
d)
Beccaria's end of cruel and unusual punishment
86.

This term refers to the "hands off" approach of the British in the early days towards the colonies before the French and Indian War

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Salutary Neglect

87.

Which argument most logically follows from Jefferson's expressed ideas in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

The rights of men should be supported over those of women.

b)

Monarchy is a bad form of government because rulers ar enot elected.

c)

All forms of government destroy human rights and should be abandoned.

d)

Any form of government that suppresses people's freedoms should be overthrown.

88.

Which statements best describes the way Britain harmed the American economy, according to the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Britain stopped all commerce and trade within the American colonies.

b)

Britain prevented the colonies from creating a national American currency.

c)

Britain raised prices on many of the basic necessities Americans had to import.

d)

Britain imposed illegal taxes on the colonies and cut off America's international trade.

89.

In the Declaration of Independence, what does Jefferson mean when he say that the king has "refused his assent to laws... necessary for the public:?

a)

The king knows what is best for the colonists.

b)

The king is too busy to listen to the colonists.

c)

The king enjoys his absolute rule over the colonists.

d)

The king has not allowed changes that would benefit the colonists.

90.

Which quotation from the Declaration of Independence best supports the main purpose of a nation's government.

a)

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all mean are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness...

b)

...[To] secure these rights , governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed...

c)

...[G}overnments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath show, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable,than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.

d)

...[A]s free and independent states, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do.

91.

Read this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence:

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...

Which of the following statements best explains what Jefferson means by "all men are created equal"?

a)

All people are equally provided with brains and talent.

b)

All people are entitled to equal treatment under the law.

c)

All the people are equally qualified to hold high political office.

d)

All people are entitled to obey only the laws they agree with.

92.
I served as a delegate to both Continental Congresses and was on the committee to write the Declaration of Independence
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
James Armistead
c)
John Adams
d)
George Washington
93.
I was an African American patriot of the American Revolution
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
Marquis de Lafayette
d)
Haym Salomon
94.
As the leader of the “Sons of Liberty” I helped organize the Boston Tea Party
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
John Adams
c)
George Washington
d)
Patrick Henry
95.
My writings helped convince many people to support the Patriots
a)
Wentworth Cheswell
b)
King George III
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
Mercy Otis Warren
96.
I was a slave, but George Washington trusted me to spy on the British at Yorktown
a)
Bernardo de Galvez
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
James Armistead
d)
John Paul Jones
97.
I was an inventor, writer, printer, diplomat, scientist, humorist, and statesman who helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris
a)
John Adams
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
George Washington
d)
Mercy Otis Warren
98.
I was very wealthy when I moved to America from Poland so I helped the Patriots by paying for the war
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Haym Salomon
c)
Wentworth Cheswell
d)
James Armistead
99.
I was one of the first to support independence I famously stated “Give me liberty or give me death”
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
Patrick Henry
100.
I was the author of the Declaration of Independence
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
George Washington
d)
Benjamin Franklin
101.
I believed in your struggle for independence, which is why I came from France to help you
a)
Haym Salomon
b)
Bernardo de Galvez
c)
John Locke
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
102.
The British considered me a pirate, but winning battles at sea earned me the nickname “Father of the U.S. Navy”
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
John Adams
c)
John Paul Jones
d)
James Armistead
103.
I was an early supporter of women's rights. In letters to my husband, who was creating the government, I reminded him that women were not bound to follow any laws in which they have no voice
a)
Mercy Otis Warren
b)
Abigail Adams
c)
Martha Washington
d)
Susan B Anthony
104.
French Aristocrat and leader in French and American Revolution. Became a major-general in the Continental Army. 
a)
Bernanrdo de Galvez
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
Haym Salomon 
d)
John Paul Jones
105.

Select all that are correct. Women supported the war by doing the following:

a)

Managing family farms and businesses

b)

Serving as nurses

c)

Being camp followers

d)

Spying for the Continental Army

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