Core Knowledge American Revolution Test Review

Question 1

Someone who lived in the colonies and supported the American Revolution was called:

Accepted Answer

a Patriot

Question 2

What law removed Massachusetts' self government by adding a military governor and required colonists house soldiers?

Accepted Answer

The Intolerable Acts

Question 3

Someone who lived in the colonies that did NOT support American independence was called:

Accepted Answer

a Loyalist

Question 4

Where did George Washington win his first major victory?

Accepted Answer

Saratoga

Question 5

Almost half of the Continental Army was lost in the winter spent at:

Accepted Answer

Valley Forge

Question 6

Which writing convinced many Americans to break away from England?

Accepted Answer

Common Sense

Question 7

What is treason?

Accepted Answer

The crime Benedict Arnold committed, Disloyalty to a country by helping an enemy

Question 8

The idea that American colonists didn't have a say in English Parliament taxing them without their consent is called

Accepted Answer

No taxation without representation

Question 9

Where was "the shot heard 'round the world" fired?

Accepted Answer

the Battle of Bunker Hill

Question 10

A disagreement between the French and the British over territory in the Ohio River Valley led to :

Accepted Answer

The French and Indian War

Question 11

Who was a great American naval hero?

Accepted Answer

John Paul Jones

Question 12

Why did the colonists organize the Boston Tea Party?

Accepted Answer

To stop British tea from being delivered to the colony

Question 13

The main author of the Declaration of Independence was George Washington. True or False?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

The American Revolution ended when:

Accepted Answer

The British surrendered at Yorktown

Question 15

The First Continental Congress sent which of these to Parliament to remind them of the colonists' rights?

Accepted Answer

a Declaration of Rights

Question 16

Defiant means:

Accepted Answer

breaking the rules on purpose

Question 17

Who was the African American man killed in the Boston Massacre?

Accepted Answer

Crispus Attucks

Question 18

Some people who resisted the Stamp Act by boycotting British goods were called:

Accepted Answer

the Sons of Liberty

Question 19

Who helped train American soldiers at Valley Forge?

Accepted Answer

Baron von Steuben

Question 20

A large amount of something being stored for future use is called a stockpile.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

Which woman dressed in men's clothing and joined the Continental Army?

Accepted Answer

Molly Pitcher

Question 22

Who rode through Massachusetts to warn about the coming of the British?

Accepted Answer

Paul Revere

Question 23

A soldier from one country paid to fight for another is called a:

Accepted Answer

mercenary

Question 24

Which word means "in short supply; scarce"?

Accepted Answer

scarce

Question 25

Which of these happened during the French and Indian War?

Accepted Answer

the British defeated the French and gained new land

Core Knowledge American Revolution Test Review

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Core Knowledge American Revolution Test Review

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