How Well Do You Know The American Revolution?
How well do you know about The American Revolution war? Let's find out now by taking this historical quiz!
- 1.List and describe the causes of the American Revolution.
- 2.Explain the reasoning behind the statement "no taxation without representation."
- 3.As a result of the French and Indian War,
- A.
Native Americans gained control of the Great Lakes region
- B.
Britain lost control of lands east of Mississippi River
- C.
France turned Canada over Britain
- D.
France gained control of Florida
- 4.The French and Indian War led to
- A.
A massive migration to Canada
- B.
A wakening of loyalty to Britain
- C.
Britain's withdrawal from the colonies
- D.
An increased dependence on Britain
- 5.The Sugar Act and Stamp Act are examples of how the
- A.
British continued to leave the colonies alone
- B.
British tried to raise money in the colonies
- C.
Colonists eagerly sacrificed to pay their war debts
- D.
British tried to stimulate colonial economies
- 6.The Revolutionary war began with the
- A.
Battle of Saratoga
- B.
Battle of Trenton
- C.
Battles of Lexington and Concord
- D.
Battle of Bunker Hill
- 7.What was a major advantage of Americans side in the Revolutionary war?
- A.
Patriots forces were fighting on their own territory
- B.
British forces were not well equipped
- C.
Americans had a well supplied, stable, and effective fighting force
- D.
The British strongly supported their forces fighting in the colonies
- 8.American victory in the Revolutionary War led to
- A.
Expanded political and legal power for women
- B.
The abolition of slavery in the Southern Colonies
- C.
The Strengthening of the Iroquois League
- D.
The spread of the idea of liberty at home and abroad
- 9.Which Statement best describes British-American relations after the French and Indian War?
- A.
The British began to respect American culture
- B.
The colonists began to question British authority
- C.
The British began to treat Americans as equals
- D.
The colonist became more dependent on Britain
- 10.The First Continental Congress voted to
- A.
End the boycott of imports from Britain
- B.
Call for the formation of colonial militias
- C.
Imprison all British tax collectors
- D.
Adopt the Declaration of Independence
- 11.The idea of natural rights is best defined as
- A.
Individuals duties to their government
- B.
The economic interests of the people
- C.
A government's powers over its citizens
- D.
Rights belonging to all people because they are human
- 12.American victory in the Revolutionary War led to
- A.
Expanded political and legal power for women
- B.
The abolition of slavery in the Southern Colonies
- C.
The Strengthening of the Iroquois League
- D.
The spread of the idea of liberty at home and abroad
- 13.Why did many colonists protest the Stamp Act?
- A.
The act enabled the British to censor all written materials in the colonies.
- B.
The act threatened to disrupt trading patterns with ovedrseas markets.
- C.
The act increased the cost of British imports.
- D.
The act taxed the colonistts without their consents.
- 14.The American forces use this type of warfare during the American Revolution:
- A.
European style of fighting
- B.
Guerilla warfare
- C.
Modern warfare
- D.
Clandestine warfare
- 15.Which is Not a cause for the American Revolution?
- A.
British Taxes
- B.
Treaty of Paris 1783
- C.
French & Indian War
- D.
Proclamation of 1763
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