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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION!
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION!
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A review of the major events and figures of the American Revolution
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1
Which war, fought from 1756 to 1763, caused British Parliament to raise taxes on the colonies?
The War of 1812
The French and Indian War
The Civil War
The American Revolution
2
In response to Britain's unjust actions, who shouted, "Give me liberty, or give me death"?
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Patrick Henry
3
"Common Sense" was an inspiring pamphlet written by...
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
4
"The Shot Heard 'Round the World" was fired at...
Concord
Bunker Hill
Lexington
Boston
5
Parliament closed Boston's harbor and quartered soldiers in homes. These actions were part of
the King's Acts
the Intolerable Acts
the Sugar Act
the Stamp Act
6
In 1774, representatives from the Continental Congress began meeting in which important city?
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
New York City
7
_________ led an elite group of sharpshooters during the Batte of Saratoga.
George Washington
Daniel Morgan
Horatio Gates
Benedict Arnold
8
Who rode with Paul Revere to warn the militias that British troops were marching to Concord?
John Adams
John Hancock
William Dawes
Paul Revere
9
The Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought on...
Boston Hill
Breed's Hill
Cypress Hill
Bunker Hill
10
General Washington led his army across the ____________ River on Christmas Day of 1776.
Schuylkill
Mississippi
Delaware
Hudson
11
Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
12
The training methods of ______________ turned the Continentals into a professional army at Valley Forge.
Comte de Rochambeau
the King of Prussia
Baron von Steuben
Marquis de Lafayette
13
The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4th of what year?
1781
1776
1777
1775
14
___________ traveled to France to request money, supplies, and soldiers to help the colonists.
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
15
"...life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness..." are powerful words found in which document?
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Emacipation Proclamation
16
Which young girl rode 40 miles through a storm to spread word of a British attack on Danbury?
Deborah Sampson
Sybil Ludington
Abigail Adams
Martha Washington
17
The fighting of the Ameircan Revolution lasted from 1775 until _______.
1777
1779
1781
1776
18
The Boston Tea Party was carried out by the Sons of Liberty, who were led by...
Paul Revere
John Adams
Ethan Allen
Samuel Adams
19
__________ schemed with Major John Andre to betray General Washington and his own country.
Benedict Arnold
Baron von Steuben
Ethan Allen
Nathan Hale
20
In the final stage of the Revolution, the main fighting moved to the ___________ colonies.
Middle
Southern
Caribbean
New England
21
The final major battle of the American Revolution was fought at _____________ in Virginia.
Bunker Hill
Brandywine
Yorktown
Saratoga
22
____________ shouted, "I have not yet begun to fight!" while his ship battled the
HMS Serapis
.
Admiral de Grasse
Baron von Steuben
Benedict Arnold
John Paul Jones
23
"We must hang together, or we shall all hang separately," was famously quipped by ____________
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
24
In 1770, a group of British soldiers fired on an angry mob during the...
Boston Tea Party
Boston Celtics Game
Boston Massacre
Boston Marathon
25
British Parliament placed taxes on...
indigo dye, wool, & wheat
sugar, timber, & tea
sugar, tea, & printed items such as newspapers and contracts
tobacco, animal furs, & gold
26
Whose final words were, "I regret only that I have but one life to give for my country"?
Nathan Hale
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
Sam Adams
27
__________ should have been considered the true hero of the Battle of Saratoga.
Horatio Gates
George Washington
John Burgoyne
Benedict Arnold
28
The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to...
Explain why the colonists wished to break away from England
Explain the rights of all American citizens
Establish the structure of the U.S. government
End the practice of slavery
29
____________ volunteered to lead soldiers in dragging cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston.
Henry Knox
Ethan Allen
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
30
During the Boston Massacre, _____________ was likely the first colonist who was killed.
Thomas Preston
Crispus Attucks
Samuel Adams
John Adams
31
The largest signature on the Declaration belongs to ______________, president of the Congress.
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
John Hancock
John Adams
32
To secretly bring taxed items such as tea into the colonies, the Americans relied on...
submarines
piracy
smuggling
robbery
33
Who was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys?
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
Ethan Allen
Daniel Morgan
34
Angered by Britain's taxes and their lack of representatives in Parliament, the colonists cried
No taxation without representation!
Give me liberty of give me death!
I have not yet begun to fight!
Show me the money!
35
In the winter of 1777, Washington's ragged army made camp in ____________, Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Brandywine
Valley Forge