This American Revolution quiz tests how well you really know the people, battles, and events that led the thirteen colonies to break free from Britain.
Which 1773 event saw colonists dump tea into Boston Harbor in protest of British taxes? Choices: Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, Stamp Act Protest, Tea Act Rebellion
Which British law, taxing printed materials in the colonies, sparked protest in 1765? Choices: Sugar Act, Townshend Acts, Stamp Act, Tea Act
Which two battles in April 1775 are considered the first military clashes of the war? Choices: Bunker Hill and Trenton, Saratoga and Yorktown, Boston and Charleston, Lexington and Concord
Which country formally allied with the American colonies against Britain in 1778? Choices: France, Spain, Netherlands, Prussia
Who rode through the night to warn colonial militia that British troops were coming? Choices: Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin
Which 1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine strongly argued for American independence? Choices: The Federalist Papers, Poor Richard's Almanack, Common Sense, The Rights of Man
Who commanded the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War? Choices: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington
Which winter encampment saw Washington's army suffer harsh conditions in 1777 to 1778? Choices: Fort Ticonderoga, Valley Forge, Trenton, Morristown
Which French aristocrat became a key military ally and friend of George Washington? Choices: Comte de Rochambeau, Baron von Steuben, Marquis de Lafayette, Casimir Pulaski
Which 1781 battle marked the last major battle of the war, forcing a British surrender? Choices: Battle of Yorktown, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Bunker Hill
Who was the British general who surrendered at Yorktown in 1781? Choices: General Howe, Lord Cornwallis, General Clinton, General Burgoyne
Which document, used before the Constitution, set up the first national government of the United States? Choices: The Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Articles of Confederation
Which 1770 event saw British soldiers kill five colonists in a Boston street confrontation? Choices: Boston Tea Party, Gaspee Affair, Boston Massacre, Powder Alarm
Which 1777 battle, a major American victory, convinced France to formally join the war? Choices: Battle of Trenton, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Yorktown
What phrase, tied to colonial protests against taxation without political representation, became a rallying cry? Choices: "Give me liberty or give me death", "Don't tread on me", "United we stand", "No taxation without representation"
Which naval battle off the English coast in 1779 was won by American commander John Paul Jones? Choices: Battle of Flamborough Head, Battle of the Chesapeake, Battle of Valcour Island, Battle of Trafalgar