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The American Revolution
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1
Who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army?
General Washington
General Gage
General Cornwallis
General Burgoyne
2
Where was the battle of Bunker Hill fought?
Yorktown
Lexington
Breed's Hill
Bunker Hill
3
Where were the battles of Saratoga fought?
Massachusetts
Virginia
New York
South Carolina
4
What important even happened on December 25, 1776?
George Washington led his troops across the Delaware River
The battle of Princeton took place
They stayed at Valley Forge
The battle of Trenton took place
5
Who led in the movement for independence,publicly opposing British policies like the Stamp Act?
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Sam Adams
Thomas Paine
6
What did Thomas Paine write that encouraged the Patriots to pursue independence?
The Declaration of Independence
nothing
The Constitution
Common Sense and The American Crisis
7
Who allied with the Colonists after the battle of Saratoga?
Germany
Canada
France
Europe
8
Who raised important support in France for the Americans?
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
9
Who helped in the founding of Boston's "Son's of Liberty?"
Sam Adams
Benjamin Franklin
John Hancock
John Adams
10
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
11
What was the signal Paul Revere was looking for?
lanterns in a church tower
candles in a window
a full moon
lanterns in a window
12
Who truly started the "Boston Massacre?"
the Redcoats
We don't know
the Patriots
nobody
13
Who was the man that greatly helped the Americans during the War, but became a Redcoat after?
General Cornwallis
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
14
What laws were passed as a result of the Boston Tea Party?
The Townshend Acts
The Tea Act
The Stamp Act
The Intolerable Acts
15
When was the battle of Bunker Hill fought?
March 17, 1775
December 17, 1775
June 17, 1775
June 17, 1791
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Choose the BEST answer: What did the Stamp Act tax?
tea
playing cards
any paper goods
stamps
17
Who fired the first shot of the Revolutionary War?
No one knows
Samuel Adams
The Redcoats
The Patriots
18
How did the Revolutionary War end?
the Americans surrendered
all of the British were killed during the battle of Yorktown
the British surrendered
all of the Patriots were killed at the battle of Yorktown
19
Who warned the Patriots that the Redcoats were on their way?
Paul Revere
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Sam Adams
20
Who gave the famous "Give me Liberty, or give me Death" speech?
John Adams
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
George Washington
21
What caused the British to begin taxing the American colonies?
They were mad at the American colonies.
They were in debt because of the French and Indian War.
The American colonies asked for taxes.
King George III wanted more money.
22
How many lanterns were lit in the church tower to signal how the British were arriving?
0
3
2
1
23
What was the first shot fired in the Revolutionary War called?
The loudest shot ever
The shot heard 'round the colonies
The shot heard 'round the world
The shot never heard
24
What is a decision to not buy or use products or services to show support for a cause?
demand
boycott
mission
denial
25
What was Valley Forge?
a campsite for the American troops
the name of George Washington's horse
a battle
a famous valley
26
What rude name did the patriots call the loyalists?
torries
losers
loyalists
rebels
27
Who was unanimously elected as President of the Continental Congress?
Benjamin Franklin
John Hancock
John Adams
George Washington
28
What was said to have been "born" at Valley Forge?
the British Army
the American Continental Army
George Washington's rank as General
nothing
29
Where was the battle of King's Mountain fought?
King's Mountain-in Virginia
King's Mountain-in Massachisetts
King's Mountain-border North Carolina and South Carolina
King's Mountain-border of New Jersey and Pennsylvania
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What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?
Saratoga
Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
