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Chapter 4: The American Revolution
Chapter 4: The American Revolution
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This Quiz will sum up the causes, course, and effects of the American Revolution.
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1
What is martial law?
vigilante enforcement
police enforcement
military enforcement
martial arts enforcement
2
What was the nickname given to the colonial militia during the war?
Blue Stars
Sons of Liberty
American Rangers
Minutemen
3
Who was the commander of the Green Mountain Boys?
Paul Revere
Horatio Gates
Ethan Allen
Benedict Arnold
4
Who was the principal leader of the Sons of Liberty?
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Sam Adams
George Washington
5
Which of the following men were
not
involved with warning the towns of Lexington and Concord?
William Dawes
John Hancock
Samuel Prescott
Paul Revere
6
What is the name given to the event where British soldiers fired upon citizens of Boston?
Boston Massacre
Bloody Sunday
Massachusetts Mauling
Boston Tea Party
7
The nickname given to the Battles of Lexington and Concord is what?
"Shot heard around the world"
"A stand against tyranny"
"Shot that shocked the world"
"Strike for liberty"
8
This French officer served under Washington during the war for independence?
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Raynald de Chatillon
Marquis de lafayette
Francois de Voltaire
9
Which American woman became famous for her organization of a domestic manufacturing movement?
Mercy Otis Warren
Martha Adams
Veronica McFaye
Lucile O'Neil
10
Who was the colonial that discovered the British plan to march on Lexington and Concord?
George Washington
William Dawes
Paul Revere
Dr. Joseph Warren
11
The Committees of Correspondence were basically what?
voting hubs
writing guilds
debate houses
communication networks
12
What form of government was established in America after the war?
monarchy
oligarchy
republic
dictatorship
13
Who wrote the 50 page pamphlet
Common Sense
?
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
14
This man was the hero at Saratoga, yet later betrayed America.
Horatio Gates
Benedict Arnold
Nathaniel Greene
Daniel Morgan
15
Mary Hays McCauly earned what nickname at the Battle of Monmouth?
First Lady
Queen Mary
Flogging Molly
Molly Pitcher
16
After repealing the Stamp Act, Parliament passed which act to serve as a warning?
Declaratory Act
Intolerable Act
Coercive Act
Tea Act
17
Why did most slaves prefer to side with England?
England promised to pay them.
England offered to send them home.
England promised revenge.
England promised to free them.
18
Which treaty ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Yorktown 1775
Treaty of London 1801
Treaty of Paris 1783
Treaty of Paris 1763
19
What did the Americans call the German troops that were sent to fight them?
Hessians
square heads
Huns
Prussians
20
Which act put a tax on printed, paper items? It was passed by Parliament in 1765.
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
Intolerable Act
Paper Act
21
Which man uttered the famous words "Give me liberty of give me death!"?
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Sam Adams
Patrick Henry
22
The Declaration of Independence reflects the ideas of which philosopher?
Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
Adam Smith
John Locke
23
Which city served as the capital of the American government during the war?
Boston
Philadelphia
Charleston
New York
24
The fighting at the Battle of Bunker Hill actually occurred where?
Breed's Hill
British Hill
Boston Hill
Bunker Hill
25
The over-printing of money causing prices to rise and values to decrease is known as?
recession
inflation
surplus
depression
26
This document was created to restore peace with England after the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Declaration of Forgiveness
Olive Branch Petition
Anglo-American Treaty
Treaty of Boston
27
Which of the following was
not
a nickname given to British soldiers?
lobster backs
crownies
redcoats
bloody backs
28
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Lexington
29
What was the camp Washington's army stayed at during the winter of 1776?
Valley Forge
West Point
Trenton
Saratoga
30
People that wanted independence were known as?
democrats
patriots
loyalists
whigs
31
This was the first real, major, impressive victory that the colonists achieved during the war?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Saratoga
32
This battle is where Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776.
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of New York
Battle of Brandywine
33
The Tea Act was designed to do what?
help the failing British East India Company
prohibit the brewing of colonial tea
prohibit the sale of tea
raise taxes on tea
34
This Prussian officer is responsible for helping Washington train his army at Valley Forge.
Fredrick the Great
Gerd von Rundstedt
Erwin Rommel
Friedrich von Steuben
35
What was the name of the printed money used by colonists during the war?
Specie
Greenbacks
Pounds
Continentals
36
What organization formed as a response to the Stamp Act in 1765?
Second Continental Congress
First Continental Congress
Boston Congress
Stamp Act Congress
37
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
38
This battle was the
second major turning
point of the war and doomed Cornwallis.
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Monmouth
39
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
King William II
King Henry VIII
King Edward I
King George III
40
The ideology of egalitarianism is based around what?
suffrage
equality
women's rights
law and order
41
The American victory at Saratoga convinced which country to enter the war on our side?
Spain
Germany
Russia
France
42
July 4, 1776 is the day what document was published?
Treaty of Paris
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
43
Who organized the Albany Plan of Union?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
44
This act forced colonists to provide food and shelter to British soldiers.
Dormitory Act
Army Act
Townshend Act
Quartering Act
45
What song was played by the British Army after the Battle of Yorktown?
"The fate of the world"
"Nothing gold can stay"
"The world has turned upside down"
"Yankee Doodle"
46
What was the final battle of the American Revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of New York
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Charleston
47
What did the Townshend Acts tax?
towns
tea and sugar
glass,lead, paint,etc
paper and ink
48
Who was the British general responsible for conquering the Southern Colonies?
John Burgoyne
Banastre Tarleton
Nathaniel Greene
Charles Cornwallis
49
What was the name of the raid where the Sons of Liberty destroyed British East India tea?
Justice Strike
Boston Boycott
Liberty Raid
Boston Tea Party
50
People that supported England during the war were known as?
loyalists
whigs
patriots
crownies
