American Revolution Quick Check

This patriot rode through the night from Boston to warn colonists at Lexington and Concord that the British were coming.

This battle occurred near Boston. Patriots dug into a hill. They lost the battle but killed 1,000 British soldiers.

The Stamp Act required that the colonists pay a tax to get a stamp on all _______________.

In 1764, Britain passed the Sugar Act. This taxed sugar from where?

This was the first battle of the American Revolution and is often called the Shot Heard Around the World.

Thomas Jefferson wrote that we all have these rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of ________________.

This was the last major battle of the war. Americans won and the British surrendered.

What did colonists call the acts passed by Britain after the Boston Tea Party, which included closing Boston Harbor?

Which act required colonists to let soldiers live in their houses for free?

This document was signed on the Fourth of July, 1776.

This war lasted from 1754-1763. Great Britain and France fought for control of land in North America.

After the Intolerable Acts, a group met in Philadelphia and decided to boycott British goods. This meeting was called

Do you remember how many colonists died in the Boston Massacre?

The King declared that colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains. What was this called?

The official end of the war came when America and Britain signed the Treaty of ____________.

This famous Virginian wrote the Declaration of Independence.

I consider myself a citizen of the British empire. I think the colonies should stay loyal to the King. Who am I?

At the Battle of Trenton, this famous American surprised Hessian soldiers by crossing the frozen Delaware River.

I think Britain is imposing their rules on us without giving us any choice. That's just unfair. Who am I?

Which group of patriots dressed up as Indians, boarded British ships, and dumped tea in the Boston Harbor?