Social Studies · US history: Revolution
American Revolution Quiz
From the Stamp Act to Yorktown: causes, people and battles of the American Revolution.
- 🎓 Grades 5–8
- 🌎 Social Studies
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What slogan did colonists use against British taxes?
- A Fifty-four forty or fight
- B Remember the Maine
- C Remember the Alamo
- D No taxation without representation
What 1765 law taxed newspapers and other printed papers?
- A Quartering Act
- B Tea Act
- C Sugar Act
- D Stamp Act
In 1773 colonists dumped British tea into the harbor of which city?
- A New York City
- B Boston
- C Philadelphia
- D Charleston
Where were the first battles of the Revolution fought in 1775?
- A Gettysburg
- B Saratoga
- C Yorktown
- D Lexington and Concord
Who rode at night to warn that British troops were coming?
- A Benedict Arnold
- B Samuel Adams
- C Paul Revere
- D John Hancock
Who was the commander of the Continental Army?
- A Benjamin Franklin
- B George Washington
- C Thomas Jefferson
- D John Adams
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
- A Thomas Jefferson
- B George Washington
- C Paul Revere
- D James Madison
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
- A December 25, 1776
- B April 19, 1775
- C July 4, 1787
- D July 4, 1776
Which pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued for independence?
- A Poor Richard's Almanack
- B The Liberator
- C Common Sense
- D The Federalist
Which battle in 1777 is called the turning point of the war?
- A Trenton
- B Lexington
- C Saratoga
- D Bunker Hill
Which country became an ally of the Americans after Saratoga?
- A Spain
- B France
- C Russia
- D Germany
Where did Washington's army spend a hard winter in 1777–1778?
- A Yorktown
- B Jamestown
- C Plymouth
- D Valley Forge
Where did the British army under Cornwallis surrender in 1781?
- A Saratoga
- B Concord
- C Boston
- D Yorktown
Which treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War in 1783?
- A Treaty of Versailles
- B Treaty of Paris
- C Treaty of London
- D Treaty of Ghent
Who was king of Great Britain during the Revolution?
- A King Louis XVI
- B King George III
- C King Charles I
- D King Henry VIII
Colonists who stayed loyal to the king were called…
- A Loyalists
- B Federalists
- C Patriots
- D Minutemen
Colonists who wanted independence were called…
- A Loyalists
- B Redcoats
- C Patriots
- D Tories
Colonial soldiers who were ready to fight at a minute's notice were…
- A Hessians
- B Redcoats
- C Minutemen
- D Rangers
Which French nobleman joined Washington and helped the Americans?
- A Marquis de Lafayette
- B Jacques Cartier
- C Louis Pasteur
- D Napoleon Bonaparte
Which group met to declare independence from Britain?
- A Supreme Court
- B Second Continental Congress
- C Parliament
- D House of Burgesses
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