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American Revolution I
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a review for a middle school history unit
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1
Who was the first person killed at the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
Samuel Adams
John Paul Jones
Thomas Gage
2
What document was issued that forbade the colonists from expanding westward?
The Olive Branch Petition
the Proclamation of Neutrality
The Proclamation of 1763
The Declaration of Independence
3
Name the winning and losing generals at Saratoga.
Allen and Howe
Gage and Clinton
Greene and Cornwallis
Gates and Burgoyne
4
What were the Coercive Acts called by the colonists?
Intolerable Acts
Proclamation of 1763
Olive Branch Petition
Stamp Act
5
Which side fired the first shot?
no one knows
The British
The colonists
they fired at the exact same time
6
British general that lead at Charlestown.
Charles Cornwallis
John Burgoyne
Henry Clinton
William Howe
7
American commander of forces in the South?
Francis Marion
Horatio Gates
Anthony Wayne
Nathaenel Greene
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Patriot leader who said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."?
Thomas Paine
Nathan Hale
John Paul Jones
Patrick Henry
9
Which two men were known as "midnight riders?"
Revere and Parker
Revere and Dawes
Jefferson and Dawes
Dawes and Arnold
10
What is popular sovereignty?
IDK
choosing your own leaders
a style of military strategy
a rock band
11
What famous event occurred March 5, 1770?
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
The "Shot heard 'round the world"
The Battle of Yorktown
12
What was the worst defeat of the war for the colonists?
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Charleston
Yorktown
13
Successful American general that became infamous for being a traitor.
John Jay
Benedict Arnold
John Paul Jones
Francis Marion
14
Who was the militia leader at Lexington?
Peter Parker
Francis Marion
George Washington
John Parker
15
Who was the Captain of the Provincial Company of Artillery under George Washington?
Alexander Hamilton
Anthony Wayne
Nathan Hale
Thomas Jefferson
16
What is the name of the war won by the British ended in 1763?
The Civil War
The French and Indian War
the American Revolution
The Seven Year's War
17
American who marched from the west to join Washington's forces at the final battle.
John Paul Jones
Alexander Hamilton
George Rogers Clark
Anthony Wayne
18
What was the colonist’s last attempt at peace with the British?
Proclamation of 1763
Intolerable Acts
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
19
Who was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys?
Ethan Allen
John Parker
Nathan Hale
Francis Marion
20
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Paine
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
21
What is the name for people who favored independence?
loyalists
patriots
22
What event is considered the start of the American Revolution?
The Boston Tea Party
Bunker Hill
The "Shot heard 'round the world"
The Boston Massacre
23
What is the name for people who opposed independence?
Loyalists
Patriots
Neutrals
Confederates
24
Which American leader captured the fort at Vincennes?
Ethan Allen
Anthony Wayne
John Paul Jones
George Rogers Clark
25
Who was the lawyer that defended John Hancock and the soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
Abigail Adams
Samuel Adams
Ben Franklin
26
Which two European countries competed for colonies in North America and elsewhere?
France and Holland
Britain and Spain
France and Britain
France and Spain
27
Who was the Polish engineer that fought on the side of the colonists?
Friedrich von Steuben
Casimir Pulaski
Francois de Grasse
Thaddeus Kosciuszko
28
What was the first organized battle of the American Revolution?
Yorktown
Saratoga
Camden
Bunker Hill
29
What meeting occurred in 1774?
Constitutional Convention
Second Continental Congress
Olive Branch Petition
First Continental Congress
30
At what meeting was a Continental Army organized under the guidance of George Washington?
First Continental Congress
Constitutional Convention
Olive Branch Petition
Second Continental Congress
31
In which city did revolutionary activities first take place?
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Washington D.C.
32
American famous for saying "I have not yet begun to fight."
John Paul Jones
Nathan Hale
George Rogers Clark
Patrick Henry
33
American general in the south.
Francis Marion
Nathanael Greene
George Rogers Clark
Horatio Gates
34
Which battle is considered the turning point for the colonists?
Lexington and Concord
Saratoga
Yorktown
Bunker Hill
35
Which American general led forces at the battle of Saratoga?
Horatio Gates
Anthony Wayne
Thomas Gage
George Rogers Clark
36
American known as the "Swamp Fox."
Nathaenel Greene
Nathan Hale
Patrick Henry
Francis Marion
37
In addition to looking for munitions, which men did the British seek on the way to Concord?
John Adams and Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams and Crispus Attucks
John Hancock and John Adams
John Hancock and Samuel Adams
