American Revolution Quiz

What treaty ended the French and Indian War in 1763?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Tordesillas

In what year did the colonists declare independence from Britain?

• 1775

• 1776

• 1783

• 1789

What was the name of the battle where colonists fought the British army in Boston?

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Lexington

What event involved colonists throwing tea into the sea in protest?

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Bunker Hill

What was the Royal Proclamation of 1763 intended to prevent?

• Colonists from trading with France

• Colonists from moving into the Ohio Valley

• Colonists from forming militias

• Colonists from holding town meetings

Who created the political cartoon "Join, or Die" in 1754?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

What did the Quartering Act allow British soldiers to do?

• Tax colonists

• Stay in colonists' homes

• Trade with France

• Form militias

What was the reaction of the American colonists to the new taxes?

• They welcomed them

• They were indifferent

• They were angry

• They supported them

Who was the famous American patriot involved in the Boston Tea Party?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

• John Adams

All of the following were causes of the Revolutionary War except –

• British troops fired on Boston protesters

• Colonists destroyed British tea

• French troops occupied Boston

• Britain imposed taxes on the colonists