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