American Revolution Quiz

King of Great Britain during the Revolutionary War

• New York

• Hancock

• Preamble

• George III

The first delegate to sign the Declaration of Independence

• Philadelphia

• July 4

• Hancock

• Parchment

The Second Continental Congress met in this city in Pennsylvania

• George III

• Philadelphia

• Jefferson

• Parchment

The beginning part of the Declaration of Independence

• Parchment

• New York

• Preamble

• Jefferson

Lawyer from Virginia who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence

• Jefferson

• Hancock

• July 4

• George III

Colony that did not vote on the Declaration of Independence at first.

• Philadelphia

• Parchment

• New York

• Hancock

The original Declaration of Independence is written on this animal skin

• Preamble

• Parchment

• New York

• Hancock

Celebrated as Independence Day in the United States

• New York

• July 4

• Jefferson

• George III

What is the purpose of the fourth part of the Declaration of Independence?

• To state that the colonies were an independence country and would not follow British rule

• To describe the colonist’s ideas about government.

• To list 27 grievances, or complaints about King George III

Which of the following were British taxes that colonists had to pay?

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Act

• All of the above