American Revolutionary War Quiz

Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty and organized the Boston Tea Party?

• George Washington

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

What was a colonist who remained loyal to Britain called?

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• Minuteman

• Rebel

What were colonists who wanted independence from Britain called?

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Redcoats

• Tories

A term that means to cancel or take back something in the government.

• Repeal

• Enact

• Approve

• Ratify

A term that means to refuse to buy or refuse to support something.

• Boycott

• Endorse

• Purchase

• Promote

What is the act that taxed legal documents, newspapers, playing cards, and dice?

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Acts

What is the act that taxed goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea?

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts

What is the law or act that let the British East India Company bypass tea merchants and sell directly to colonists?

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Navigation Acts

What is the act or laws that King George III passed to punish Boston for the Tea Party?

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Tea Act

What was the name of the incident in which five colonists were killed by British troops?

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Lexington and Concord

• Bunker Hill