American Revolution: How Much You Really Know? Trivia Quiz
(2).png "American Revolution: How Much You Really Know? Trivia Quiz")
.
- 1.What term best describes a colonist who supported American independence?
- A.
Loyalist
- B.
Colonist
- C.
Patriot
- D.
Whig
- 2.Which of the following was the main cause of the American Revolution?
- A.
Impressment of sailors
- B.
No taxation without representation
- C.
Dispute over boundaries
- D.
Germany attacked Britain
- 3.Who rode to Lexington to warn the Patriots of the approaching British soldiers?
- A.
Paul Revere and William Dawes
- B.
Paul Revere and Nathaniel Greene
- C.
Paul Revere and Samuel Adams
- D.
Paul Revere and John Hancock
- 4.Where did the first battle between the American minutemen and the British soldiers occur?
- A.
Bunker Hill
- B.
Saratoga
- C.
Yorktown
- D.
Lexington and Concord
- 5.Who did the Second Continental Congress appoint as commander-in-chief?
- A.
Benedict Arnold
- B.
Paul Revere
- C.
George Washington
- D.
Thomas Jefferson
- 6.Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense?
- A.
Thomas Jefferson
- B.
Thomas Paine
- C.
Thomas Franklin
- D.
George Washington
- 7.Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
- A.
Thomas Jefferson
- B.
Thomas Paine
- C.
George Washington
- D.
Benjamin Franklin
- 8.When was the Declaration of Independence written?
- A.
1763
- B.
1773
- C.
1776
- D.
1783
- 9.Which of the flowing was not an inalienable right named by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence?
- A.
Life
- B.
Representation
- C.
Liberty
- D.
Pursuit of Happiness
- 10.Which fort was taken away from the British by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys?
- A.
Fort William Henry
- B.
Fort Edward
- C.
Fort Saratoga
- D.
Fort Ticonderoga
- 11.What American victory took place because George Washington's army crossed the Delaware River and attacked Hessian soldiers who were celebrating Christmas?
- A.
Saratoga
- B.
Ticonderoga
- C.
Trenton
- D.
Yorktown
- 12.What battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War?
- A.
Trenton
- B.
Saratoga
- C.
Yorktown
- D.
Lexington and Concord
- 13.Where did George Washington and the Continental Army spend a difficult winter during the Revolutionary War?
- A.
Saratoga
- B.
Trenton
- C.
Valley Forge
- D.
Ticonderoga
- 14.After what Revolutionary War battle did General Cornwallis surrender to the Continental Army?
- A.
Trenton
- B.
Saratoga
- C.
Bunker Hill
- D.
Yorktown
- 15.What agreement ended the American War for Independence in 1783?
- A.
Treaty of Yorktown
- B.
Treaty of London
- C.
Treaty of Paris
- D.
Treaty of New York
Back to top