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American Revolution

Quiz by Jody Gilmore

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  • Q1
    Date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

    September 3rd, 1783

    July 4th, 1776

    August 2, 1781

    October 5th, 1779

    30s
  • Q2
    Colonist who wanted independence from Britain (also called a rebel).

    Heriot

    Loyalist

    Separatist

    Patriot
    30s
  • Q3
    Colonist who remained loyal to the king of Britain (also called a Tory).

    Separatist

    Patriot

    Loyalist

    Heriot

    30s
  • Q4
    Major author of the Declaration of Independence

    Thomas Paine

    Thomas Jefferson

    George Washington

    Lord Cornwallis

    30s
  • Q5
    Rights that cannot be taken away from you

    human rights

    property rights

    inalienable rights

    copyrights

    30s
  • Q6
    Leader of Great Britain during the Revolutionary era
    King George III

    King Arthur I

    King James II

    King Henry VIII

    30s
  • Q7
    British general who surrendered at Yorktown

    Alexander Hamilton

    Lord Cornwallis

    George Washington

    Benedict Arnold

    30s
  • Q8
    Commander of the Continental Army

    Lord Cornwallis

    Thomas Jefferson

    George Washington

    Alexander Hamilton

    30s
  • Q9
    Patriot who made a daring ride to warn colonists of British arrival
    Paul Revere

    Thomas Jefferson

    Lord Cornwallis

    Sam Adams

    30s
  • Q10
    African American who wrote poems and plays supporting American independence and who eventually gained her freedom

    Harriet Tubman

    Abigail Adams

    Sojourner Truth

    Phyllis Wheatley
    30s
  • Q11
    Person who helped gain French support for American independence
    Benjamin Franklin

    James Madison

    Phyllis Wheatley

    George Washington

    30s
  • Q12
    This American victory was the turning point of the war. The victory convinced France that the colonists could win the war and as a result France began to openly support the colonists.

    Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Lexington

    Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Trenton

    30s
  • Q13
    This victory of the colonies over the forces of Lord Cornwallis marked the end of the Revolution.

    Surrender at Williamsburg

    Surrender at Trenton

    Surrender at Yorktown

    Surrender at Valley Forge

    30s
  • Q14
    Official agreement through which England recognized American independence.
    Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of London

    Treaty of Yorktown

    Treaty of Washington

    30s
  • Q15
    Conflict between Great Britain and France over control of the Ohio River Valley. This conflict left England with a lot of debt.

    Civil War

    World War I

    French and Indian War

    Mexican American War

    30s

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