American Revolution Quiz

Why did the leaders of the colonies meet at the 2nd Continental Congress?

• To raise taxes for the war
• To gain Great Britain's support
• To begin a strong national defense with an army led by George Washington
• Established an alliance with the US and France

This rebellious group came together because it was ready to act instead of just talk

• Loyalists
• Operation Orange
• 2nd Continental Congress
• The Son's of Liberty

Which document granted the US independence from England?

• English Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta
• Treaty of Paris of 1783
• Proclamation Act of 1763

This man wrote the Declaration of Independence to to show that the colonists were free from Britian

• Thomas Jefferson
• Thomas Paine
• John Locke
• George Washington

When this was put into place, British imports rapidly decreased

• Tea Act
• Intolerable Acts
• Sugar Act
• Townshend Acts

What forbade colonists to settle in the area west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• The Proclamation Act of 1763
• Treaty of Paris
• Magna Carta
• Treaty of Paris of 1783

Colonist were very upset about the taxing of glass, lead, paint, and tea that this Act caused 

• Stamp Act
• Quartering Acts
• Intolerable Acts
• Townshend Acts

This battle influenced the American Revolution when the colonists along with the French surrounded the British and they were forced to surrender.

• Lexington and Concord
• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Yorktown
• Battle of Trenton

Which Battle was a turning point in the War?

• Battle of Gettysburg
• Lexington and Concord
• Battle of Yorktown
• Battle of Saratoga

What is the following quote referring to? "We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal...with certain unalienable rights that among them are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" 

• The right to revolt
• Locke's Natural Rights
• Popular sovereignty
• The social contract