How well do you know the American Revolution?

This quiz is in preparation for your American History test tomorrow. Use it to see what topics you know well and what areas you need to study more for.

The quiz moves through our material the same way it was taught- the first questions are on causes of the revolution, then acts against Britain, then the Declaration of Independence, and finally fighting the Revolution.

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1. The Stamp act required that colonists pay a tax on all:
Sugar products
Mail
Paper goods
Stamps
2. What is another name for Britain's government?
Parliament
Big Ben
The Round House
Pencieve
3. Which of the following was NOT a reason American colonists were upset about Parliament's new taxes?
Colonists were losing profit
The tax money was being spent on British needs, not American needs
Americans were not represented in Parliament
French colonies never had to pay any taxes
4. The Proclamation Act of 1763 was passed in response to the threat from:
the French
Pontiac and a union of Indian nations
Sacagewea and Little Horse
Ms. Ramsey
5. The Proclamation Act of 1763 drew a line along which mountain range?
Rockies
Blue Ridge
Annapolis
Appalachian
6. During the French and Indian War, Native Americans sided with:
France
Britain
Both
Neither
7. Which of the following was NOT a response by colonists to the Sugar Act?
Boycott Sugar
Set fire to British government offices
"no taxation without representation" argument
Forming the Sons of Liberty
8. One of Grenville's Customs reforms was that all smugglers would be tried by:
the navy
the army
a jury of their peers
a judge
9. Why did colonists oppose Grenville's Customs reforms?
Everyone hated Grenville
They were denied fair pay and workers rights
They were denied a quick trial and a jury of peers
They were denied protection from search and seizure
10. Which of the following was NOT taxed by the Townshend Acts?
lead
paint
coffee
tea
11. When the Gaspee ran ashore, colonists in Rhode Island:
dumped tea out of it
helped push it back in the water
murdered the captain
set it on fire
12. The Boston Tea Party was in response to:
The Sugar Acts
The Townshend Acts
The Proclamation Act
The Stamp Act
13. Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party with:
The Coercive Acts
The Revolutionary War
Pink Slips
The Intolerable Acts
14. What started the Boston Massacre?
Colonists tar and feathering tax collectors
Colonists throwing snowballs at British troops
Colonists burning the Gaspee
Colonists refusing to pay taxes
15. The Declaration of Independence was based around the ideas of which Enlightenment thinker?
Hobbes
Demonthenes
Locke
Proust
16. "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" are considered:
The three pillars of America
unspoken truths
rights for white male land owners
natural rights
17. Which of the following is NOT a section of the Declaration of Independence?
Conclusion
Preamble
List of Grievances
Declaration of Natural Rights
18. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
19. Whose words "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" inspired others to fight for revoltuion?
Benedict Arnold
Nathan Hale
Ben Franklin
Nat Turner
20. Washington led 2,400 men across what river in order to defeat several British regiments in New Jersey?
Schuykill
Delaware
James
Hudson
21. What victorious battle helped the Americans convince France to send troops?
Gettysburg
Germantown
Saratoga
Yorktown
22. Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the British in the Revolutionary War?
better decision making by generals
Strong central government
Plenty of resources
well trained army
23. Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War?
Home-field advantage
Fighting for rights and freedom
Strong central government
French alliance
24. Which of the following was NOT a disadvantage of the British during the Revolutionary War?
Fighting in hostile terrority
Fighting far away from resources
Half hearted support
ammunition shortages
25. Which of the following was NOT a disadvantage of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
small army
indifferent troops
food shortages
weak and divided central government
26. Where did Washington's troops spend a brutal winter with little food while receiving military training from the French and Prussians?
Philadelphia
Yorktown
Valley Forge
Saratoga
27. Benedict Arnold is considered in American History to be a:
war hero
martyr
good-looking fellow
traitor
28. Washington defeated Gen. Cornwallis' forces and won the revolutionary war at:
Savannah
Yorktown
Saratoga
Philadelphia
29. The Treaty of Paris stated that the U.S. was a nation as far west as the:
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Pacific Ocean
Frankford Avenue

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