Battles of the American Revolutionary War Quiz Flashcards
In which engagement did colonials board ships to throw tea overboard?
A. The Boston Uprising
B. The Battle of Lexington and Concord
C. The Boston Tea Party
C. The Boston Tea Party
What was the nickname of a colonial soldier who would be ready to fight at a minute’s notice?
A. Minuteman
B. Patriots
C. Continental Army
A. Minuteman
Who wrote the highly influential and famous pamphlet “Common Sense” published in 1776?
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Thomas Paine
C. Thomas Jefferson
B. Thomas Paine
Who were the Sons (and Daughters) of Liberty?
A. Colonial rebels/revolutionaries who were fierce anti-British protestors
B. Colonists who wanted a monopoly on the British tea trade
C. Colonists who wanted seats in the British parliament.
A. Colonial rebels/revolutionaries who were fierce anti-British protestors
Why were the British marching through Lexington to Concord in Massachusetts?
A. To see the countryside.
B. To confiscate a stockpile of weapons and ammunition.
C. To follow Paul Revere.
B. To confiscate a stockpile of weapons and ammunition.
What was “the shot heard ‘round the world?”
A. The first organized meeting of the colonial militia
B. The shot that concluded the first meeting of the minutemen
C. The first shot of the American Revolutionary War
C. The first shot of the American Revolutionary War
Where was the “shot heard ‘round the world” fired?
A. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
B. Trenton, New Jersey
C. Lexington, Massachusetts
C. Lexington, Massachusetts
The Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill took place during the siege of what city?
A. Pennsylvania
B. Boston
C. New Hampshire
B. Boston
Who won this battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill?
A. The Britain
B. The Patriots (Americans)
C. The British took the hill, but it was a moral victory for the Patriots (Americans)
C. The British took the hill, but it was a moral victory for the Patriots (Americans)
After George Washington’s famous Christmas night, 1776, crossing of the Delaware River, whom did his army defeat at the Battle of Trenton?
A. Hessians or German mercenaries
B. British regulars
C. Loyalists troops fighting for the British
A. Hessians or German mercenaries
Who led the Continental Army (Patriots) through the brutal winter at Valley Forge?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. George Washington
C. George Washington
What was interesting about Valley Forge?
A. It wasn’t really a battle with people, but a battle with the winter cold and smallpox.
B. George Washington was found to be a British spy.
C. It was the first battle that dogs were used to help fight the war.
A. It wasn’t really a battle with people, but a battle with the winter cold and smallpox.
In 1781, what colony did the Battle of Yorktown occur?
A. Maine
B. New York
C. Virginia
C. Virginia
Why was the Battle of Yorktown important?
A. It was the first major battle of the American Revolution.
B. It was the cause of the Declaration of Independence.
C. It was the last major battle of the American Revolution.
C. It was the last major battle of the American Revolution.
George Washington lost more battles than he won.
T. True
F. False
T. True
