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The American Revolution Test Review
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1
Betsy Ross
made the first southern flag
made the first American flag
made the first British flag
2
The Battle of Bunker Hill was the _________ major battle of the Revolution.
Last
Third
Second
First
3
A unit with only African Americans serving in it
Massachusetts 54th
101st Airborne
First Rhode Island Regiment
4
Who was sent to France to help persuade them to join the US?
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Sam Adams
Mary Ludwig
5
Which petition was sent to King George III by the colonists?
Treaty of Paris
White Flag
Olive Branch
Olive
6
Who slipped behind the British lines and spied on the troops?
Thomas Paine
Charles Cornwallis
George Howe
Nathan Hale
7
Which pamphlet convinced colonists they needed to be free from British rule?
Common Sense
Boston Massacre
Common Cents
Common Moves
8
He wanted America to declare independence from Britain
Redcoats
Continental Army
Benedict Arnold
Sam Adams
9
What happened under the Treaty of Paris?
The French recognized America as an independent nation
The colonists recognized the war was never going to end
The British recognized the US as an independent nation
The French recognized the war was never going to end
10
Who said "Give me liberty or give me death!"?
Green Mountain Boys
Ethan Allen
Patrick Henry
George Washington
11
Colonel William Prescott took a position at
Hamburger Hill
Fort Washington
Fort Ticonderoga
Bunker Hill
12
What was the war against the British called?
British Revolution
American Revolution
United Revolution
French and Indian War
13
Leader of the Green Mountain Boys
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Ethan Allen
Redcoats
14
Leader of the Continental Army
Sam Adams
Benedict Arnold
Thomas Paine
George Washington
15
What happened in December 1783?
Washington met his officers in a tavern in Trenton
Washington met his officers at a tavern in Washington DC
Washington met his officers at a tavern in NYC
Washington met his officers at a tavern in Philadelphia
16
Arrived in Boston in April 1775
Thomas Jefferson
Ethan Allen
Thomas Paine
Redcoats
17
Shutting down of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
blockade
taxation
traitor
18
A person who betrays his or her country
blockade
carpet bagger
traitor
spy
19
a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries
constitution
treaty
ratification
20
The band of Vermonters that Ethan Allen led was known as the
Green Mountain Girls
Green Mountain Boys
Green Mountain Guys
Green Mountain Boyz
21
Ratified means
blockade
to disagree
to boycott
To be approved
22
She carried water to her husband and other soldiers
Betsy Ross
Clara Barton
Mary Ludwig
23
Writer of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
George Howe
24
An American captain who captured many British ships
Betsy Ross
John Paul Jones
George Rogers Clark
Mary Ludwig
25
An important ally to the Americans
Spain
England
France
26
Which British general ferried 2,400 redcoats across the harbor after spotting American troops?
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
William Howe
Richard Montgomery
27
Who led Virginia in an attack against the British?
Benjamin Franklin
George Rogers Clark
George Washington
John Paul Jones
28
What did the black patriots hope the Revolution would bring an end to?
Slavery
Stamp Act
Plantation Owners
higher taxes
29
What song did the British army play when they handed over their weapons to the Americans?
The World Turned Around
The World Turned Upside Down
You Spin my Head Right Round
The Ship Turned Around
30
What happened on December 26, 1776?
The British attacked the troops guarding Trenton
The Americans attacked Lexington
The Americans attacked the troops guarding Trenton
The British attacked Lexington
31
What did Benedict Arnold do?
He joined the British Army
He shouted "the British are coming!"
he was promoted
He fell from his horse and died
32
King George III ordered a ________________ of all colonial ports in January 1776.
siege
blockade
taxation
fire sale
33
people who remained loyal to Britain
blue coat
King
loyalists
patriot
34
Which of the following WAS NOT a weakness of the Continental Army?
few cannons
little gunpowder
no Navy
weak leaders
35
People who supported independence
loyalists
King
red coats
patriot
36
Which of the following IS NOT one of the three parts of the Declaration of Independence?
British Wrongs
Colonists Wrongs
An Independent Nation
Basic Rights
37
Who seized the city of Montreal for America?
Richard Montgomery
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
George Washington
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Fought in the Battle of Long Island
Thomas Jefferson
William Howe
Sam Adams
George Howe
