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A quiz over the events and causes of the American Revolution
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1
Which document ended the Revolutionary War?
Proclamation of 1763
Magna Carta
Treaty of Paris, 1783
Treaty of Paris, 1763
2
In what battle did the French navy use a blockade to help the Americans win the war?
The Battle of Yorktown
The Boston Tea Party
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Trenton
3
Of the following, who was a victim of the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
King George III
Crispus Attucks
Paul Revere
4
What role did James Armistead play in the revolutionary war?
Leader of the continental Army
Double Agent
Cook
Spy
5
The proclamation of 1763 forbid colonists from doing what?
Moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
Selling tea
dumping tea in Boston Harbor
Hanging out with Canadians
6
The Marquis de Lafayette was from which European country?
France
Germany
Britain
Spain
7
Which statement would be said by a patriot?
Long live King George III!
The colonists are acting like spoiled children.
Give me liberty, or give me death!
Everybody should just pay their taxes.
8
Thomas Paine wrote what famous book that convinced normal people to support independence?
The Declaration of Independence
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
Common Sense
Magna Carta
9
Which event happened first?
Stamp Act
Tea Act
First Continental Congress
Boston Tea Party
10
What was the main effect of the French and Indian War?
France took over Canada
Native Americans took over the British colonies
The colonies became independent
Great Britain was left in debt
11
The Boston Tea Party was a direct effect of what tax imposed on the colonists?
Tea Act
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
12
According to John Locke, government exists mainly to do what?
Protect the rights of individuals
Make money
Punish criminals
Win wars
13
Who can take away a person's unalienable rights?
The President
A person's parents
A judge
Nobody
14
What event was the
turning point
of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Yorktown
Skirmishes at Lexington and Concord
Battle of Saratoga
Declaration of Independence
15
In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
1763
1783
1804
1776
16
What document ended the French and Indian War?
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris, 1783
Treaty of Paris, 1763
Proclamation of 1763
17
In self-government, who gives government the power to make laws?
Congress
God
The governed(The People)
The King
18
At which battle did the British finally surrender?
Battle of Georgia
Battle of Concord
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Lexington
19
Loyalists were loyal to what man?
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
King George III
20
What kind of government involves people chosen to represent the interests of the people?
Democracy
Representative Government
Monarchy
Anarchy
21
John Paul Jones was famous for doing what in the Revolutionary War?
Defeating the British in a naval battle
Defeating the British at Yorktown
Deserting the Continental Army
Moving to France to avoid fighting
22
What region benefited from growing cash crops like cotton?
The Appalachian Mountains
New England
The Middle Colonies
The Southern Colonies
23
The First Great Awakening was when Americans became more what?
Religious
Sleepy
Wealthy
Angry
24
What is the lawmaking assembly in Great Britain called?
The Cafeteria
The Senate
The Palace
Parliament
25
Who was the leader of the continental army?
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
Thomas Jefferson
26
Which is not an example of an unalienable right?
Liberty
Life
The right to bear arms
The Pursuit of Happiness
27
Which slogan best represents the frustration of the colonists before the revolutionary war?
No taxation without representation!
All for one, and one for all!
Give me liberty, or give me death!
Unite or die!
