Module 4: The American Revolution

Question 1

Placed a tax on sugar & molasses imported by colonists; first act passed by Parliament specifically to raise money.

Accepted Answer

Sugar Act (1764)

Question 2

What was the name given to those living in the colonies that favored independence?

Accepted Answer

Patriots

Question 3

Famous Quotes: Who said "I have not yet begun to fight"?

Accepted Answer

John Paul Jones

Question 4

Famous Quotes: Who said "These are the times that try men's souls"?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Paine

Question 5

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 6

Who is credited with sounding the alarm "The British are coming"?

Accepted Answer

Paul Revere

Question 7

British Prime Minister who hoped to pay off war debt incurred during the French & Indian War by taxing the colonies.G

Accepted Answer

George Grenville

Question 8

Which battle is considered the turning point in the American Revolution (foreign allies join)?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Saratoga

Question 9

Created an engraving of the Boston Massacre; one of the most famous pieces of war propaganda in United States' history.

Accepted Answer

Paul Revere

Question 10

In which battle was the "Shot heard 'round the world" fired?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Lexington

Question 11

Who was the Revolutionary War hero nicknamed the "Swamp Fox"?

Accepted Answer

Francis Marion

Question 12

Who was the commander of the Continental Army?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 13

Who was the author of "Common Sense" and "The Crisis"?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Paine

Question 14

American hero at the Battle of Saratoga; better known today as the nation's greatest (best known) traitor.

Accepted Answer

Benedict Arnold

Question 15

Who fought in the Battle of Monmouth and was given the nickname "Molly Pitcher"?

Accepted Answer

Mary Ludwig Hayes

Question 16

Which battles saw Washington use the element of surprise to save his army & inspire Patriots?

Accepted Answer

Battles of Trenton/Princeton

Question 17

Famous Quotes: Who said "Give me liberty or give me death"?

Accepted Answer

Patrick Henry

Question 18

What name was given to those who wanted to remain loyal to the king during the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Loyalists

Question 19

Helped organize the Committees of Correspondence and is credited with founding the Sons of Liberty.

Accepted Answer

Samuel Adams

Question 20

Who was the French Noble who joined the Patriot cause for independence?

Accepted Answer

Marquis de Lafayette

Question 21

Which was the last major battle of the American Revolution (Lord North - "It is all over!")?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Yorktown

Question 22

British officials used "Writs of Assistance" to search for smuggled goods without a warrant in the colonies.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

The governing body of the colonies during the Revolutionary War was called the _____.

Accepted Answer

Continental Congress

Question 24

Colonists formed a secret society to as a means to protest the Stamp Act (1765); can you name this secret society?

Accepted Answer

Sons of Liberty

Question 25

Can you name the Polish military officer who trained the American cavalry?

Accepted Answer

Casimir Pulaski

Question 26

Who was the British General who was forced to surrender his troops at Yorktown?

Accepted Answer

Charles Cornwallis

Question 27

Famous Quotes: Who said "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes"?

Accepted Answer

William Prescott

Question 28

Famous Quotes: Who said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"?

Accepted Answer

Nathan Hale

Question 29

Required a tax on legal documents, licenses, pamphlets, and playing cards.

Accepted Answer

Stamp Act (1765)

Question 30

Her husband was working on the Declaration of Independence (Committee of Five), she urged him to "Remember the ladies".

Accepted Answer

Abigail Adams

Question 31

Act of Parliament that gave the British East India Company a monopoly on sale of tea in the colonies.

Accepted Answer

Tea Act (1773)

Question 32

Famous Quotes: Who said "We must all hang together or assuredly we shall hang separately"?

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Franklin

Question 33

Which frontier military leader led the captures of forts Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and Vincennes?

Accepted Answer

George Rogers Clark

Question 34

What was the name of the German mercenaries King George III hired to fight the Americans?

Accepted Answer

Hessians

Question 35

What country did the United States declare independence from?

Accepted Answer

Great Britain

Question 36

What was the name of the location of the winter quarters of the Continental Army in 1777-1778?

Accepted Answer

Valley Forge

Question 37

Which battle was fought on Breed's Hill?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Bunker Hill

Question 38

American colonists ready to fight in a moments notice were called _____.

Accepted Answer

Minutemen

Question 39

What country was considered the most important foreign ally to the U.S. during the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 40

Placed a tax on glass, paper, paint, lead and tea.

Accepted Answer

Townshend Acts (1767)

Question 41

Who led the local militia known as the Green Mountain Boys (captured Fort Ticonderoga)?

Accepted Answer

Ethan Allen

Question 42

Propaganda would be defined as information giving one side of an argument.

Accepted Answer

True

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