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American Revolution Trivia
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How well do you your facts about the American Revolution?
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1
Where was another Battle of the American Revolution fought in New York?
Fort Oswego
Oriskany
Bennington
Norwich
2
What document said: "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal"?
The Pledge of Allegiance
The Constitution
Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
3
What was the name of General George Washington's horse?
Ben Arnold
George Jr.
Bob Joe
Nelson
4
What were the 13 Colonies fighting for?
A new King
better food
Independence
more money
5
What did Thomas Paine do?
wrote Common Sense
1st to sign Declaration of Independence
caught and hanged
fought in Revolutionary War
6
How many people were loyalists during the revolution?
1/3 of the colonists
1/16 of the colonists
2/3 of the colonists
Everyone was a Patriot
7
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
wanted happiness
freedom from Britain
8
Who was one of our generals in 1777?
John Adams
Rocco Pedone
Benjamin Franklin
William Howe
9
The Patriots dressed as Indians and threw some cargo overboard. This was called...?
French and Indian War
Halloween
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
10
Who said, "I am not a Virginian but an American!"
Paul Revere
John Hancock
Patrick Henry
John Adams
11
Who was the Continental Army's main general?
John Hancock
Benjamin Frankin
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
12
When was the Revolutionary War?
1982-1987
1771-1773
1889-1900
1775-1783
13
What was done to the statue of King George III after the colonists pulled it down?
put in museum
used as a musket
melted and used for bullets
used for cannons
14
Who was taxing the colonies?
King James
King Charles
King George III
King Phillip
15
When was Benedict Arnold born?
August 14, 1786
JUne 22, 1740
January 14, 1741
January 1, 2006
16
What was the nickname for George Washington given by the British?
Mr. Big Britches
Magnificent Mule
Wily Old Fox
Mr. Know it All
17
What happened in Boston in 1770?
attack on Fort Orange
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty met
18
Who created a famous engraving of the Boston Massacre?
Patrick Henry
John Hancock
Paul Revere
Philis Wheatly
19
How tall was George Washington?
5ft 1in
6ft 2in
6ft
6ft 10in
20
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere
21
How many people were in Boston in 1774?
1,000,000,000
500
6,000,000
18,000
22
Who was the King of England in 1776?
KIng George I
KIng George III
King George II
Thomas Jefferson
23
How many people were living in the colonies during the war?
10 billion
nearly 2 million
20 thousand
1 thousand
24
When did George Washington march into Brooklyn to keep NY out of the British hands?
April 13, 1776
April 1, 1772
April 3, 1774
April 10, 1776
25
How many years after the Declaration of Independence was signed did the Liberty Bell crack?
50 years
70 years
100 years
10 years
26
Where did the Hessian soldiers come from?
France
Mexico
China
Germany
27
Why did the British march on Concord?
to destroy weapons
None of these
to capture colonial leaders
to collect taxes
28
What is one of the 4 major cities in colonial America?
Armonk
Boston
Hollywood
White Pains
29
Who rode through the night carrying messages that the British were coming?
Deborah Sampson
Paul Revere
Patrick Henry
Sybil Ludington
30
What country controlled the 13 colonies?
Britain
USA
Georgia
France
