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1.
Where did General Cornwallis surrender his British army to end the American Revolution?
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Yorktown
2.
In which century was the American Revolution?
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18th
3.
What European nation helped Americans the most during the Revolutionary War?
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France
4.
What year did the major part of the American Revolutionary War end?
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1781
5.
Where did Thomas Jefferson serve as governor during the American Revolution?
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Virginia
6.
What was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War?
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The Battle Of Bunker Hill
7.
Which British general surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown, ending the Revolutionary War?
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General Cornwallis
8.
Which two Revolutionary War figures, both American Presidents, died on July 4, 1826?
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John Adams And Thomas Jefferson
9.
Pontiac's Rebellion was a Revolutionary War struggle between the British and which group?
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Native Americans
10.
Paul Revere is famous for shouting which phrase?
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The British Are Coming
11.
What was the name of Thomas Paine's famous 1775 pamphlet urging independence from Britain?
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Common Sense
12.
The Revolutionary War's Battle of Bunker Hill took place near which American city?
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Boston
13.
On December 25, 1776, George Washington and his army crossed which New England river?
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Delaware River
14.
Who were American colonialists required to feed and house by 1774's Quartering Act?
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British Soldiers
15.
Which future President served as the American colonies' first Ambassador to Great Britain?
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John Adams
16.
What was another term for "Patriots", Americans who favored independence from Britain?
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Whigs
17.
Which term refers to Americans who did not want independence from Britain?
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Tories
18.
What was the common name of the Boston militia during the Revolutionary War?
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Minutemen
19.
In the Revolutionary War, who were the "redcoats"?
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British Soldiers
20.
Which 1776 document was written to influence public opinion on independence from Britain?
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Declaration Of Independence
21.
Which state was declared in rebellion as a prelude to the Revolutionary War?
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Massachusetts
22.
Which body served as the American government at the start of the Revolutionary War?
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Continental Congress
23.
Which famous Revolutionary War figure was an escaped slave?
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Crispus Attucks
24.
Which pre-Revolutionary War British law set a tax on all American paper documents?
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Stamp Act
25.
During the American Revolution who was nicknamed the "Swamp Fox"?
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Francis Marion
26.
What President joined the militia to fight in the American Revolution at age 13?
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Andrew Jackson
27.
What American victory of the American Revolution influenced the French to enter the war?
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Saratoga
28.
What revolutionary is best remembered as a silversmith?
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Paul Revere
29.
What revolutionary said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?
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Patrick Henry
30.
What weapon was the major rival of the British Brown Bess musket of the American Revolutionary War?
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Kentucky Rifle
31.
Where did the surrender that ended the American Revolution take place?
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Yorktown
32.
What British ship did Rhode Islanders sink during the Revolution?
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Gaspee
33.
Which Revolutionary General from Warwick, Rhode Island, was second in command to George Washington?
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Nathanael Greene
34.
Who said during a Revolutionary War naval battle, "I have not yet begun to fight"?
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Captain John Paul Jones
35.
Who led the army defeated at the Revolutionary War's Battle of Bunker Hill?
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William Howe
36.
What type of object was the Revolutionary War's "Bonhomme Richard"?
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American War Ship
37.
Where did the American Revolutionary forces camp and train during the winter of 1777-78?
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Valley Forge
38.
Which American Revolutionary figure was the son of a wealthy Boston beer maker?
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Samuel Adams
39.
Which 1783 agreement ended the Revolutionary War?
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Second Treaty Of Paris
40.
Which famous Revolutionary War turncoat led the American forces at Fort Ticonderoga?
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Benedict Arnold
41.
The Townshend Acts set a high tax on all colonial products imported from which nation?
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Great Britain
42.
The Intolerable Acts were passed to punish the citizens of Boston for which event?
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Boston Tea Party
43.
In the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Saratoga, what British general was mortally wounded?
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Simon Fraser
44.
Which President, as a young man, had tended to the wounds of the Marquis de Lafayette, at the Battle of Brandywine during the American Revolution?
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James Monroe
45.
What hero of the American Revolution was nicknamed the "American Cato"?
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Samuel Adams
46.
What revolutionary served as the first Governor of Massachusetts?
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John Winthrop
47.
What was the first form of U.S. government after the Revolutionary War?
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The Articles of Confederation
48.
Which French general joined George Washington's army during the American Revolution?
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Lafayette
49.
What was the European Seven Years' War called in the American colonies?
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The French And Indian War
50.
The French and Indian War was fought between what countries for colonial dominance in North America?
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Britain And France
51.
Who did the French ally themselves with during the French and Indian War?
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Native American Tribes
52.
Who was the King of Great Britain during the American Revolution?
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George III
53.
How many Bostonians were shot and killed by British troops in the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770?
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5
54.
Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army throughout the American Revolutionary War?
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George Washington
55.
Who drafted the Declaration of Independence, which justified American independence from Britain, in 1776?
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Thomas Jefferson
56.
Who became the first president of the United States?
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George Washington
57.
What were American colonists who chose to support Britain during the Revolutionary War?
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Loyalists
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Who were those colonists who supported the war against Britain during the American Revolution?
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Patriots
59.
Who was the man who, according to legend, rode on his horse yelling, "The British are coming!"?
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Paul Revere
60.
What were a select few American regiments who were specially trained for very rapid deployment?
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Minutemen
61.
In what event did colonials board ships to throw chests of tea into Boston Harbor, ruining the tea?
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Boston Tea Party
62.
Who served as the first vice president of the United States?
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John Adams
63.
How many colonies rebelled against the British during the revolution and became the United States of America?
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13
64.
Who is widely credited with making the first American flag for General George Washington?
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Betsy Ross
65.
When was the United States Declaration of Independence announced?
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July 4, 1776
66.
Who was a radical colonist remembered for his "Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech?
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Patrick Henry
67.
What American general during the Revolutionary War turned traitor and joined the British Army?
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Benedict Arnold
68.
Who drew the famous "Join, or Die" political cartoon for the Albany Congress?
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Benjamin Franklin
69.
In which battle did British General Cornwallis surrender, virtually guaranteeing American independence?
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Battle Of Yorktown
70.
What treaty, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War?
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Treaty Of Paris
71.
Who is remembered for his large and stylish signature on the United States Declaration of Independence?
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John Hancock
72.
What act required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London?
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Stamp Act
73.
In what year did the American Revolutionary War finally begin?
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1775
74.
During the Boston Tea Party, some members of the Sons of Liberty were dressed as what?
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Indians
75.
What was the final attempt to avoid a full-on war between the Thirteen Colonies and Great Britain?
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Olive Branch Petition
76.
What were Loyalists during the American Revolutionary War often called?
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Tories
77.
Whose pamphlet "Common Sense" inspired the American colonies to fight for independence from Great Britain?
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Thomas Paine
78.
Who were best known for undertaking the Boston Tea Party in 1773 in reaction to the Tea Act?
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Sons Of Liberty
79.
When did the Pontiac's War, an uprising led by the Ottawa chief Pontiac against British settlers, happen?
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After The French & Indian War
80.
The Coercive, or Intolerable, Acts were passed by the British Parliament in 1774 in response to what event?
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The Boston Tea Party
81.
What Boston lawyer defended the British soldiers accused of murdering five civilians in the Boston Massacre?
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John Adams
82.
What refers to a controversy suggesting that Washington be replaced as commander of the Continental Army?
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Conway Cabal
83.
What were the first military engagements that opened the American Revolutionary War?
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Battles Of Lexington & Concord
84.
What 1777 British defeat convinced the French to ally themselves with the United States against Britain?
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Battle Of Saratoga
85.
Which of the following was not a member of the committee assigned to draft the Declaration of Independence?
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George Washington
86.
What act ordered the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with housing when they needed it?
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Quartering Act
87.
What battle took place after General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River?
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Battle Of Trenton
88.
What was the last major battle of the American Revolution?
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Battle Of Yorktown
89.
What were formed throughout the colonies as a means of coordinating action against Great Britain?
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Committees Of Correspondence
90.
What were German soldiers who were hired to fight for the British during the Revolutionary War?
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Hessians
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Who, as the president of Congress, was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?
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John Hancock
92.
The Battle of Bunker Hill mostly took place on and around what hill?
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Breed's Hill
93.
Who was known as the "Penman of the Revolution" for his twelve "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania"?
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John Dickinson
94.
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain through most of the American War of Independence?
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Lord North
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What group, a precursor to the Sons of Liberty, organized protests of the Stamp Act in 1765?
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The Loyal Nine
96.
Which delegate to the First Continental Congress wanted to keep the Thirteen Colonies in the British Empire?
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Joseph Galloway
97.
Which of the following acts passed by the British Parliament was the first tax placed on the colonies?
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Sugar Act
98.
What was a nickname given to a woman said to have fought in the American Battle of Monmouth?
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Molly Pitcher
99.
Who is remembered for his last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country."?
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Nathan Hale
100.
Who was the Prime minister of Parliament responsible for passing hated British taxes such as the Stamp Act?
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George Grenville
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