American Revolution Quiz

Under siege the British Army defended this Chesapeake Bay coastal city in hopes of being reinforced by their ships

What two Sons of Liberty patriots did the British Army hope to arrest in Concord, Massachusetts?

According to the Declaration of Independence where does the government get its power?

What are the three basic rights all men have?

Of the 13 colonies, which did not send a representative to the First Continental Congress?

Following Washington’s experiment to give healthy men smallpox, smallpox deaths went from 4 in 10 or 40% casualty rate

The American Revolutionary War ended because of…

Where did the First Continental Congress Meet?

Why did some want to not separate from Britain?

After the Patriot victory at Saratoga, which European country openly joined the Patriots’ causes to fight the British?

What word does Thomas Jefferson, author of the declaration of Independence, use to show the King as an absolute tyrant?

Why did the new 13 United States of America want to preserve State power?

Patriot Sharpshooter like Tim Murphy played an important role in the Battle of Saratoga

The Articles of Confederation were enacted during the...

According to the Declaration of Independence when should a government be changed or altered?

According to the Declaration of Independence what has the King imposed without the consent of the colonists?

Baron von Steuben taught the Army to use the innovative weapon to close with and engage the enemy at close distances

Who fired the first shots in Lexington, MA that started the American Revolutionary War?

More than 12,000 or 9 in 10 prisoners died in these types of British prisons

The Continental Army’s overall commander was