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American Revolution
Test Description: Questions about the American Revolution.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Name the document that states all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
A
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
B
Declaration of Independence
C
Constitution of the United States
D
The Virginia Plan
2) Who was the British General that surrendered to George Washington, brining an end to the war?
A
Lord Cornwallis
B
George Lafayette Armistead
C
Patrick Henry
D
King George
3) Who was this key individual in the American Revolution? I was a prominent member of the Continental Congress. I also helped frame the Declaration of Independence and I helped gain French support for American Independence.
A
Patrick Henry
B
Benjamin Franklin
C
Thomas Jefferson
D
John Adams
4) Defense of Own Land, Support from France, and Strong Leadership. These reasons explain:
A
Causes of the American Revolution
B
Why the colonists lost to Great Britain
C
Why the 1st Continental Congress met
D
Why the colonists were able to defeat Great Britain
5) Since my return to America, my master has, at the desire of my friends in England, given me my freedom. Which key individual of the American Revolution spoke these words and also wrote poems and plays promoting American independence?
A
Phillis Wheatly
B
George Washington
C
Sojourner Truth
D
Frederick Douglas
6) The Declaration of Independence was based on the ideas of -
A
Henry Middleton
B
King George
C
Edward Rutledge
D
John Locke
7) Which American victory was the turning point in the Revolutionary War?
A
Surrender at Yorktown
B
Battles at Lexington and Concord
C
Battle of Gettysburg
D
Battle of Saratoga
8) Which of the following is NOT a reason for the taxation of the American colonies?
A
Enforcing the Proclamation of 1763.
B
To help finance the French and Indian War.
C
To help with the maintaining of British troops in the colonies.
D
The King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies.
9) Who was the French nobleman that served in the Continental Army and worked with the king of France to send French troops, ships, and funds that assisted the colonists in their victory at Yorktown?
A
The Marquis de Lafayette
B
Lord Cornwallis
C
Thomas Jefferson
D
Thomas Paine
10) Which prominent Virginian served as a spy for the Continental Army and later won his freedom after the American Revolution?
A
Harriet Tubman
B
Marquis de Lafayette
C
James Armistead Lafayette
D
Crispus Attucks
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