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- 1. Multiple Choice
The _________________ was a secret organization that was created in the Thirteen American Colonies to advance the rights of the colonists and to fight taxation by the British Government.
Continental Army
Sons of Liberty
House of Burgesses
Continental Congress
- 2. Multiple Choice
What was the name of the war fought between Britain and America so that America could win their independence?
French and Indian War
War of 1812
American Revolution
Civil War
- 3. Multiple Choice
Freedom from being ruled by someone else is called _____________________.
Revolution
Independence
Taxes
Surrender
- 4. Multiple Choice
Where were the first shots fired of the Revolutionary War?
Bunker Hill
Lexington
Valley Forge
Yorktown
- 5. Multiple Choice
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Patrick Henry
- 6. Multiple Choice
_______________________ wanted independence from Britain.
Patriots
Loyalists
Tories
Colonists
- 7. Multiple Choice
_____________________ believed Britain should rule the colonies.
Patriots
Loyalists
Colonists
- 8. Multiple Choice
What were civilian colonists called that independently organized well-prepared militia companies during the American Revolution?
Redcoats
Bloodybacks
Minutemen
Quick soldiers
- 9. Multiple Choice
Loyalists were also known as ___________________.
Minutemen
Redcoats
Tories
Bloodybacks
- 10. Multiple Choice
_______________________ rode ahead to warn the Minutemen that the British troops were on their way from Boston to Lexington and Concord.
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere
- 11. Multiple Choice
What are freedoms protected by laws called?
rights
votes
representation
laws
- 12. Multiple Choice
In April of 1775, British troops marched from Boston to Lexington to capture _____________________________.
John Adams and Ben Franklin
John Hancock and Samuel Adams
Paul Revere and Patrick Henry
All of the above
- 13. Multiple Choice
Were the British successful in capturing the two Sons of Liberty they set out to capture in Lexington?
Yes
No
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who was the leader of the Lexington militia that told his men, "Stand your ground; don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have war, let it begin here." ?
Paul Revere
Samuel Prescott
William Dawes
John Parker
- 15. Multiple Choice
The British troops pushed on to Concord expecting to find _____________________.
Paul Revere and his horse
A hidden stockpile of weapons
Notes from the Constitutional Convention
War plans from the Minutemen
- 16. Multiple Choice
In March of 1775, members of the Virginia General Assembly debated whether or not their colony should ____________________________
start storing food and supplies
prepare for war
start recruiting militia volunteers from each colony
prepare for a long winter
- 17. Multiple Choice
Patrick Henry made a speech in Virginia that ended with these famous words ___________________________.
"Four score and seven years ago..."
"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
"Give me liberty, or give me death!"
"Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!"
- 18. Multiple Choice
To give up in battle is to _______________________.
surrender
declaration
order
take sides
- 19. Multiple Choice
No one knows for sure who fired the first shot of the Revolution, but it has become known as _____________________.
The Start of the Seven Years War
The Shot Heard Round the World
The Bloodybacks' Revenge
The Old North Church Signal
- 20. Multiple Choice
The British caught both William Dawes and Paul Revere before they could get to Concord. However, another Patriot named __________________ rode off with the warning of a British attack.
Thomas Jefferson
John Parker
Patrick Henry
Dr. Samuel Prescott
- 21. Multiple Choice
________________________ stated that the colonists were starting a new country. It listed all of the rights that every man deserved, and said that Britain was denying the colonists these rights.
The Constitution
The Treaty of Paris
The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
- 22. Multiple Choice
The war was not just about taxes. It was about freedom. It was about the relationship of any government to its people. Finally, the war was about the responsibility of the government to _____________________.
declare war against enemies
create taxes to run the government
give citizenship to those seeking it
protect the rights of the people
- 23. Multiple Choice
From the tower of the Old North Church in Boston, a young man would signal the Minutemen by hanging one lantern if the British were travelling by ________________ and 2 lanterns if they were traveling by _______________
water / land
boat / foot
land / water
wagon / foot
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