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American Revolution
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A social studies quiz to review the American Revolution.
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1
The British had a much better spy network than the colonists.
True
False
2
This would be the last major land battle of the American Revolution?
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Valley Forge
3
British advantages included a stronger military, greater wealth, and larger population.
False
True
4
In April of 1775, British soldiers went to Lexington and Concord for the purpose of?
Seize a stockpile of weapons
Restore order after riots
Rescue a British officer being held hostage
Intercepting a delivery of smuggled tea
5
Paul Revere was the only rider for his famous "midnight ride."
False
True
6
This battle would start the Revolution with the famous "shot heard 'round the world."
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Concord
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Bunker Hill
7
Who wrote about sunshine patriots and summer soldiers?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere
Thomas Paine
8
Who becomes commander of the Continental Army?
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
John Adams
Baron von Steuben
9
This Sons of Liberty member would take a midnight ride to Lexington to warn of the British?
Paul Newman
John Adams
Paul Revere
Williams Howe
10
Mercenary means:
unresponsive to stimulation
suggesting the horror of death and decay
incapable of being overcome or subdued
serving for wages in a foreign military
11
A loyalist was a colonist that was loyal to the British during the war.
True
False
12
Which of the following was
NOT
a result of the French and Indian War?
George Washington gained valuable military experience
Native Americans were forced out of Ohio River Valley
Great Britain gained North American Territory
Britain built up enormous debt
13
Germans hired by the British to fight in the Revolutionary War are called?
Mercenaries
Guerillas
Chesepians
Loyalists
14
Which country's entry into the war helped save the victory for the colonists?
Portugal
Russia
Germany
France
15
A group of British soldiers fired into a crowd of Bostonians, killing 3 and wounding 2 called?
The Bloody Boston Affair
The Boston Atrocity
The Boston Massacre
The Bostonian Sad Face
16
What was the name given to Americans who supported independence?
Patriots
Loyalists
Separatists
Tories
17
A tough winter was spent by George Washington and his troops at ___.
Valley Forge
Saratoga
New York
Philadelphia
18
Colonists disguised as Indians sneak into Boston Harbor, and dump 342 chests of tea in the?
Boston Tea Fiasco
The Boston Tea Act
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Retaliation
19
What was one consequence of the fighting within families during the American Revolution?
support for the Patriots
support for neutrality
divided loyalties
loyalty to Great Britain
20
The British agreed to recognize the US as an independent nation after the Americans’ victory at
Saratoga
Yorktown
New York
Vincennes
21
Direct tax that required colonists to pay for official seal on many paper products is?
Intolerable Act
Declaratory Act
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
22
The act of not purchasing items or services out of protest is?
Repeal
Petition
Duty
Boycott