• 1. 
    What American Revolutionary War general was called the Swamp Fox?

  • Francis Marion
  • Benedict Arnold
  • George Washington
  • William Gates
  • 2. 
    Which of these figures in the American Revolution was not born on January 1?

  • George Washington
  • Anthony Wayne
  • Betsy Ross
  • Paul Revere
  • 3. 
    What treaty ended the war of the American Revolution?

  • the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
  • the Treaty of Paris
  • the Camp David Accord
  • the Treaty of Versailles
  • 4. 
    What was the first major American victory in the Revolutionary War?

  • the Battle of Long Island
  • the Battle of Cowpens
  • the Battle of Manassas
  • the Battle of Saratoga
  • 5. 
    Which intellectual movement is associated with the American Revolution?

  • Dadaism
  • Neoplatonism
  • the Enlightenment
  • the Renaissance
  • 6. 
    What animal appears on the Revolutionary War flag with the legend "Don’t tread on me"?

  • elk
  • salamander
  • snake
  • deer
  • 7. 
    What are the leaders of the American Revolution called?

  • Founding Fathers
  • elders
  • fathers-in-law
  • Church Fathers
  • 8. 
    Which of these was a figure in the American Revolution?

  • Henry Adams
  • Patrick Henry
  • Henry Thomas
  • Patrick McGoohan
  • 9. 
    How many British colonies formed the United States of America?

  • 13
  • 19
  • 10
  • 15
  • 10. 
    Which battles marked the beginning of the American Revolution?

  • Battles of Trenton and Princeton
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord
  • Battles of Kellogg’s Grove
  • Battles of Saratoga
  • 11. 
    Which organization was formed in the American colonies to oppose the Stamp Act in 1765?

  • Sons of Liberty
  • Daughters of the American Revolution
  • Council for New England
  • Knights of the Golden Circle
  • 12. 
    Which battle ended military operations in the American Revolution?

  • Battle of Trenton
  • Siege of Charleston
  • Battle of Cowpens
  • Siege of Yorktown
  • 13. 
    Who was the commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution?

  • George Washington
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Aaron Burr
  • John Adams
  • 14. 
    Which American military officer switched sides and fought for the British during the American Revolution, making his name an epithet for a traitor in the United States?

  • Edward Hand
  • John Laurens
  • Richard Montgomery
  • Benedict Arnold
  • 15. 
    What was the name given to the American colonists who supported Great Britain during the American Revolution?

  • Royalists
  • Loyalists
  • Patriots
  • Anglicans
  • 16. 
    Which document announced the separation of the 13 North American colonies from Great Britain?

  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  • The Federalist Papers
  • Declaration of Independence
  • Articles of Confederation
  • 17. 
    In which year was the Stamp Act, the first British parliamentary attempt to raise revenue through direct taxation of all colonial commercial and legal papers, newspapers, pamphlets, cards, almanacs, and dice, issued?

  • 1750
  • 1812
  • 1765
  • 1800
  • 18. 
    Where did the First Continental Congress take place?

  • Philadelphia
  • New York City
  • Richmond
  • Baltimore
  • 19. 
    The Intolerable Acts enacted for colonial America were comprised of how many acts?

  • 2
  • 8
  • 6
  • 4
  • 20. 
    What is another name for the American Revolution?

  • American Civil War
  • King William’s War
  • United States War of Independence
  • War of 1812
  • 21. 
    Where was the historic Battle of Bunker Hill fought?

  • Nashua
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Portland
  • 22. 
    Under Ethan Allen, which fort did the Green Mountain Boys capture in 1775?

  • Fort Duquesne
  • Fort Machault
  • Fort William Henry
  • Fort Ticonderoga
  • 23. 
    Which American Revolution folk hero was immortalized in an epic poem by Longfellow that told of his famous midnight ride in 1775?

  • Ethan Allen
  • Paul Revere
  • William Dawes
  • Daniel Morgan
  • 24. 
    Which organization was created by Benjamin Tallmadge for the Continental Army?

  • Culper Spy Ring
  • Priory of Sion
  • Office of Strategic Services
  • Plymouth Company
  • 25. 
    Which American scout, wearing male clothing, was known as "Mad Ann" and served in the war as a messenger and spy?

  • Nancy Hart
  • Anne Bradstreet
  • Anna Harrison
  • Ann Bailey
  • 26. 
    Which American war heroine is said to have saved General George Washington’s army from a British attack?

  • Lydia Barrington Darragh
  • Ann Bates
  • Sybil Ludington
  • Deborah Sampson
  • 27. 
    Who was the secretary to the American commissioners in France and spied on them for the British?

  • Hercules Mulligan
  • Edward Bancroft
  • Abraham Woodhull
  • Austin Roe
  • 28. 
    Which act, stating that the British Parliament’s taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain, was passed after the repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766?

  • Declaratory Act
  • Inclosure Act
  • Appropriation Act
  • Libel Act
  • 29. 
    Which American Indian chief served as a British military officer during the American Revolution?

  • Handsome Lake
  • Joseph Brant
  • Tecumseh
  • Alexander McGillivray
  • 30. 
    Who was the first person to sign the U.S. Declaration of Independence?

  • John Hancock
  • Caesar Rodney,
  • Francis Lightfoot Lee
  • William Floyd
  • 31. 
    Who was the British-American writer whose political pamphlet "Common Sense" influenced the American Revolution?

  • Mary Astell
  • Thomas Paine
  • Mary Wollstonecraft
  • Edmund Burke
  • 32. 
    Who was the commander-in-chief of the British army in North America from 1776 to 1778?

  • William Howe
  • Henry Clinton
  • Charles Lee
  • Augustus Keppel
  • 33. 
    During which session of the Continental Congress was the Continental Army organized?

  • First Continental Congress
  • Third Continental Congress
  • Fourth Continental Congress
  • Second Continental Congress
  • 34. 
    Which incident took place at Boston Harbor in protest against the British for taxation without representation?

  • Suffolk Resolves
  • Boston Tea Party
  • The Siege of Boston
  • Boston campaign
  • 35. 
    What did German officer Baron von Steuben teach American soldiers during the American revolution?

  • Ways to fight as a militia group.
  • Ways of guerrilla warfare.
  • Ways to fight as a disciplined fighting force.
  • Ways to loot a British armory.
  • 36. 
    Which French general helped the American Revolution by defeating the British at Yorktown in 1781?

  • Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
  • Marcellin Marbot
  • André Masséna
  • Jean Baptiste Kléber
  • 37. 
    Who served for four years as an aide-de-camp to George Washington?

  • James Monroe
  • James Madison
  • John Jay
  • Alexander Hamilton
  • 38. 
    When were the Articles of Confederation adopted by the Congress?

  • 1781
  • 1777
  • 1789
  • 1765
  • 39. 
    Which convention was held in Philadelphia in 1787, presumably with the original goal of amending the Articles of Confederation?

  • Continental Congress
  • Seneca Falls Convention
  • Constitutional Convention
  • Annapolis Convention
  • 40. 
    Which American Revolutionary officer was hanged in 1776 for spying on the British?

  • Francis Marion
  • Nathan Hale
  • Nathanael Greene
  • Thomas Hickey
  • 41. 
    Which organization was formed in May 1783 by officers who had served in the American Revolution?

  • Society of the Cincinnati
  • Hartford Convention
  • Carlisle Commission
  • Continental Congress
  • 42. 
    What is the name of the armed rebellion of 1786–87 that occurred in Massachusetts and was in response to the stringent economic conditions?

  • Fries' Rebellion
  • Whiskey Rebellion
  • Bacon's Rebellion
  • Shays's Rebellion
  • 43. 
    Which American statesman is known as the "Penman of the Revolution"?

  • John Jay
  • Roger Sherman
  • John Dickinson
  • Frederick Douglass
  • 44. 
    What was the name of the committees appointed by the legislature in the 13 British American colonies to provide colonial leadership and aid intercolonial cooperation?

  • Committees of Correspondence
  • Committees of the Whole House
  • Committees of Inspection
  • Committees of Safety
  • 45. 
    During which incident in Massachusetts did British soldiers fire into a crowd, killing five people?

  • Gnadenhutten Massacre
  • Boston Massacre
  • Pyle's Massacre
  • Baylor Massacre
  • 46. 
    Under which of the Intolerable Acts were the colonists required to house British soldiers?

  • Quartering Act
  • Administration of Justice Act
  • Boston Port Act
  • Quebec Act
  • 47. 
    What is the name of the colonial militiamen known to be ready for military duty “at a minute’s warning”?

  • Ohio Company
  • Nauvoo Legion
  • Minutemen
  • Tryon County militia
  • 48. 
    Where did General George Washington and his army spend the winter of 1777-1778?

  • Monticello
  • Fort Gaines
  • Valley Forge
  • Beacon Hill
  • 49. 
    Which European nation provided significant military support to the Americans during the Revolutionary War?

  • Spain
  • France
  • Italy
  • Sweden
  • 50. 
    Who wrote the book "A Summary View of the Rights of British America," published in 1774?

  • Olaudah Equiano
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • William Hill Brown
  • Phillis Wheatley
  • 51. 
    In which year did the United States issue the Declaration of Independence?

  • 1812
  • 1776
  • 1789
  • 1861
  • 52. 
    Which French general fought in the Continental Army with the American colonists against the British, and developed a surrogate father-son relationship with George Washington?

  • Marquis de Lafayette
  • Michel Ney
  • Louis Duportail
  • Baron von Steuben
  • 53. 
    Which American naval officer, during an naval engagement with the British, said, "I have not yet begun to fight!"?

  • John Paul Jones
  • Thomas Read
  • John Hazelwood
  • Dudley Saltonstall
  • 54. 
    Which American Revolution military leader is known for capturing Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and Vincennes?

  • Elias Dayton
  • George Rogers Clark
  • Esek Hopkins
  • Simon Kenton
  • 55. 
    Which leader of the Massachusetts “radicals” was against the taxing colonists by the British Parliament and also probably helped in the planning of the Boston Tea Party?

  • Crispus Attucks
  • Alexander Hamilton
  • Samuel Adams
  • James Otis Jr.
  • 56. 
    Which British general was defeated by American forces in the Saratoga campaign of 1777?

  • Patrick Ferguson
  • Banastre Tarleton
  • John Burgoyne
  • Horatio Gates
  • 57. 
    Who said the famous quote, “Give me liberty or give me death!”?

  • Edmund Randolph
  • Thomas Grenville
  • Patrick Henry
  • Timothy Pickering
  • 58. 
    Who was the commander of the first French fleet sent to support the American colonists during the American Revolution?

  • Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Charles-Hector, count d'Estaing
  • Jean Lannes
  • Gilbert Motier de La Fayette
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