American Revolution Quiz

Read the list of acts passed by Parliament: - Sugar Act - Quartering Act - Stamp Act These laws led to the American Revolution because they ___________.

• violate the rights of colonists

• fined colonists for breaking the law

• limited colonial expansion westward

• restricted colonial trade with the French

The Sons of Liberty were responsible for organizing which of the following events?

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• French and Indian War

• First Continental Congress

Select two correct answers. Which of the following men were involved in the creation of the Treaty of Paris in 1783?

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• General Cornwallis

• George Washington

Which man was involved in the march to Valley Forge?

• John Adams

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

The most important agreement in the Treaty of Paris was that:

• The British would keep Florida.

• Loyalists would be treated fairly.

• The Mississippi River could be used by both the United States and Britain.

• Britain would recognize the United States as a free and independent nation.

Select ALL that apply to the following question: Which of the following is true about Samuel Adams?

• He started the Sons of Liberty.

• He organized the Boston Tea Party.

• He explored the Louisiana Purchase

• He participated in the Continental Congress.

Read the passage. "Yankee Doodle came to town, For to buy a firelock, We will tar and feather him, And so we will John Hancock." This verse of the song Yankee Doodle was sung by British troops to ______.

• anger the colonists

• support the colonists

• entertain the colonists

• make fun of the colonists

Read the passage. "Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North Church tower as a signal light, ___ One, if by hand, and two, if by sea; And I on the opposite shore will be, Ready to ride and spread the alarm Through every village and farm, For the country folk to be up and to arm." What event does this poem describe?

• Paul Revere's ride

• the Boston Massacre

• the battles of Lexington and Concord

• Washington crossing the Delaware River

Which battle is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

• The Battle of Saratoga

• The Battle of Yorktown

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord