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Quiz over important people and events during the American Revolution
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What was the colonists' reaction to the Sugar Act?
Formed the Sons of Liberty
Claimed it was Taxation without Representation
Formed 1st Continental Congress
Boycott British goods
2
What did the Intolerable Acts do?
Closed Boston Harbor
Forced colonists to quarter soldiers
All of the Above
Restricted town meetings in Boston
3
The controversial law passed by Parliament that placed a direct tax on paper documents:
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Tea Act
Intolerable Acts
4
Which event was the turning point of the Revolution?
Battle of Saratoga
Lexington & Concord
Valley Forge
Battle of Yorktown
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First Secretary of Treasury:
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
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Who made the same midnight ride as Paul Revere?
James Armistead
Crispus Attucks
Wentworth Cheswell
John Paul Jones
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Why was Crispus Attucks significant?
French noble who helped colonists during the war
Made the same midnight ride as Paul Revere
Died during the Boston Massacre
Founder of the U.S. Navy
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How did the colonists respond to the issuance of the Tea Act?
Dumped Tea in Boston Harbor
Okay with it
Started drinking more water
Boycott British goods
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Who allowed the colonists to use the port in New Orleans, but kept the British out?
William Blackstone
Marquis de Lafayette
Bernardo de Galvez
Charles de Montesquieu
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What was the last major battle of the Revolution?
Lexington & Concord
Saratoga
Yorktown
Valley Forge
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"Father of the Constitution"
James Madison
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
12
Why was Marquis de Lafayette crucial to the war?
he provided French military aid
his writings influenced Thomas Jefferson
he spied on the British
kept British out of New Orleans
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Which Enlightenment thinker had an influence on Jefferson's Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Paine
Yates Jensen
John Adams
John Locke
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What did the Townshend Acts do?
Closed Boston
Taxed Paper Documents
Taxed Imported Goods
Taxed Tea
15
All of the following contributed to the Patriot cause EXCEPT:
African Americans
Women
Loyalists
Free Blacks
16
Who was King of England during the American Revolution?
George II
George III
Charles
James
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Who offered ideas on women's rights during the Revolution?
Thomas Jefferson
Mercy Otis Warren
Abigail Adams
Phillis Wheatley
18
Charles de Montesquieu influenced the American government because
he demanded the Bill of Rights be added
he defined the principle of separation of powers
he lectured on English Common Law
he suggested that government is given consent by the people
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What ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris 1763
Treaty of Paris 1783
Articles of Confederation
Magna Carta
20
Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Samuel Adams
Patrick Henry
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How did George Washington impact America?
President of the Constitutional Convention
Helped create a strong central government
Commander of the Continental Army
All of the above
22
This person yelled "I have not yet begun to fight!":
Wentworth Cheswell
John Paul Jones
Patrick Henry
George Washington
23
This person said "Give me liberty, or give me death!":
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
24
What document was written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776?
Constitution
Treaty of Paris
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
25
African-American who spied on Lord Cornwallis' camp:
Haym Salomon
Wentworth Cheswell
James Armistead
Crispus Attucks
26
How did Thomas Paine affect the Revolution?
He spied on the British
He wrote Common Sense which changed public opinion
He helped write the Declaration of Independence
He attended the Continental Congress
27
Who was a Polish jew who spied on the British when he was translating German?
Wentworth Cheswell
Haym Salomon
James Armistead
Crispus Attucks
28
How are Lexington & Concord significant to the Revolution?
First battles of the Revolution
Turning point of the war
Ended the Revolution
Last major battle of the war
29
Author, publisher, inventor & diplomat:
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
John Adams
Alexander Hamilton
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Who was the first woman historian of the American Revolution?
Betsy Ross
Mercy Otis Warren
Abigail Adams
Phillis Wheatley
