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7th Grade American Revolution Quiz
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1
The act that ended the French and Indian War and led to the American Revolution was the
Intolerable Acts
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Proclamation of 1763
2
Benedict Arnold is remembered as a traitor, but he was also won victories for the Americans at
Lexington and Concord.
Yorktown and Bunker Hill.
Fort Ticonderoga and Saratoga.
Trenton and Princeton
3
Americans who opposed British rule before the American Revolution were called
Tories
Loyalists
Redcoats
Patriots
4
The third president of the United States and a member of the Democratic-Republican Party was
James Monroe
John Adams
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
5
Who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel outside Washington, D.C.?
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
John Jay
Aaron Burr
6
George Washington set a
precedent
as President of the US by only serving _____ terms in office.
Two
Three
One
Four
7
The Revolutionary War hero who defeated the British along the Ohio River Valley was
George Rogers Clark
Francis Marion
Ethan Allen
Daniel Morgan
8
Who is this?
John Adams
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
9
Which of the following people is the only one not to serve as president of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
John Adams
10
Who is this?
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
11
This is a depiction of what major event?
Boston Massacre
Bunker Hill
Boston Tea Party
Saratoga
12
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the British Army?
Largest Army in the world.
Strong and well organized government.
Hired 30,000 Hessian mercenaries.
Refused to change their style of fighting.
13
The battle that was considered the turning point of the American Revolution was the Battle of
Saratoga
King's Mountain
Yorktown
Ft. Ticonderoga
14
Who is this?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
15
Who served as the commanding general of the Continental Army?
George Washington
John Hancock
George Rogers Clark
John Adams
16
The worst winter in the history of the American Revolution was during 1778 at
Trenton
Saratoga
Charlestown
Valley Forge
17
The document that declared liberty from Great Britain in 1776 was the
Declaration of Rights
Olive Branch Petition
United States Constitution
Declaration of Independence
18
Which of the following was NOT one of the first political parties in the United States?
Democratic-Republican
Both A and B
Anti-Federalist
Federalist
19
The Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts upset the colonists because they were
Taxes the colonists found unfair.
Harsh laws passed after the Boston Tea Party.
Part of the British boycotts against American goods.
Meant to reduce the price of British tea.
20
The first Secretary of State of the United States appointed by President Washington was
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
Aaron Burr
Thomas Jefferson
21
What treaty officially ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Canada
Treaty of Malta
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Ghent
22
The last battle of the Revolutionary War and effectively ended the war was the Battle of
Valley Forge
Trenton
Yorktown
Saratoga
23
Americans who sided with the British in the American Revolution were called
Traitors
Patriots
Loyalists
Sons of Liberty
24
Who is this?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
25
After the war, the electoral college elected who as President of the United States?
John Hancock
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
26
One patriot group that formed to protest against British laws were called the
Traitors
Sons of Liberty
Loyalists
Patriots
27
The act passed by the British in 1765 that most angered colonists trying to do business was the
Sugar Act
Proclamation of 1763
Townshend Acts
Stamp Act
28
The "Short Heard Around the World" refers to the Battle of
Yorktown
Lexington and Concord
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
29
Before the US Constitution, which of the following statements was true?
The Articles of Confederation were more powerful.
The states were more powerful than the national government.
Hamilton’s economic plan was rejected by many southerners.
President Washington accepted the idea of a national bank.
30
Protests in Boston eventually led to the death of five Americans by the British, this was the
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Shot Heard Around the World
Battle of Lexington and Concord
31
Benjamin Franklin’s most valuable contribution to the American Revolution was his ability to
Defeat the British at Valley Forge.
Convince the French to help.
Recruit slaves to fight for the patriot cause.
Negotiate a peaceful solution to the American Revolution.
32
Washington’s first Secretary of the Treasury was
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
Aaron Burr
Thomas Jefferson
33
The second president of the United States who signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law was
Martin Van Buren
Thomas Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
John Adams
34
The author who wrote
Common Sense
and influenced the Declaration of Independence was
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
John Locke
Benjamin Franklin
35
The president of the Continental Congress responsible for the Declaration of Independence was
George Washington
Patrick Henry
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson