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History Quiz: The American Revolution: 10 Questions | U.S. History

Have you ever wondered how America broke away from England? Find out in this Quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by peach12. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
peach12

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
314,886

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
6928

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What were the first battles of the American Revolution? Hint

Yorktown

Saratoga

Bunker Hill

Lexington and Concord

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was one of the battles that is considered the turning point of the American Revolution? Hint

Saratoga

Yorktown

Lexington

Bunker Hill

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the man who, according to legend, rode on his horse yelling, "The British are coming!"? Hint

George Washington

Cornwallis

Thomas Jefferson

Paul Revere

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Question 4 of 10

4. General Cornwallis was a British General.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the battle in which the colonists made a surprise attack at Christmas? Hint

Trenton

Bunker Hill

Breed's Hill

Yorktown

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Question 6 of 10

6. Men who were ready in a minute's notice were called Minutemen.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the battle that was lost by the colonists? The colonists dug a fort on another hill, but the battle was called this. Hint

Yorktown Hill

Lexington Hill

Saratoga

Bunker Hill

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the last major battle of the American Revolution? Hint

Bunker Hill

Yorktown

Trenton

Concord

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Question 9 of 10

9. What song did the colonies adopt as a song to sing while marching? Hint

You're a Grand Old Flag

Yankee Doodle

The Star Spangled Banner

I'm Proud to Be an American

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the peace treaty that ended the war? Hint

Treaty of London, 1783

Treaty of Paris, 1779

Treaty of Paris, 1783

Treaty of Versailles

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What were the first battles of the American Revolution?

Answer: Lexington and Concord

Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the American Revolution in 1775. They were fought at the same time. The first shot of the war was later called "The Shot Heard Round the World." The world remembers the day of the first shot of the American Revolution.

2. What was one of the battles that is considered the turning point of the American Revolution?

Answer: Saratoga

Saratoga is the turning point of the war because it was the first major battle that the colonists won. After the battle, the French decided to fight with the colonists.

3. Who was the man who, according to legend, rode on his horse yelling, "The British are coming!"?

Answer: Paul Revere

When two lanterns were lit on top of a tower, Paul Revere knew the British were coming by sea. He grabbed his horse and, according to Longfellow's poem, rode through the night shouting, "The British are coming!". However, it is unlikely that these are the actual words that he called, as they presuppose that the inhabitants of the colonies already regarded themselves as something other than British.

4. General Cornwallis was a British General.

Answer: True

As the colonists advanced on the British, Cornwallis retreated. He then surrendered. The Americans had won the last major battle of the Revolutionary War!

5. What was the battle in which the colonists made a surprise attack at Christmas?

Answer: Trenton

George Washington made a surprise attack on the British at Trenton. There is also a famous painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware.

6. Men who were ready in a minute's notice were called Minutemen.

Answer: True

When duty called, the minutemen would get ready in a minutes notice. They would grab their guns, and go off to fight.

7. What was the battle that was lost by the colonists? The colonists dug a fort on another hill, but the battle was called this.

Answer: Bunker Hill

Bunker hill was a battle lost by the colonists. It was the second battle of the war. The Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought on a hill near it called Breed's Hill.

8. What was the last major battle of the American Revolution?

Answer: Yorktown

The colonists won this battle. It was on a peninsula. Cornwallis surrendered, and the colonists won the war.

9. What song did the colonies adopt as a song to sing while marching?

Answer: Yankee Doodle

"Yankee Doodle" was a song that the British sang to make fun of the Americans. The colonists adopted it as a marching song.

10. What was the peace treaty that ended the war?

Answer: Treaty of Paris, 1783

The Treaty of Paris of 1783 was signed in Paris in 1783. It said that the colonies would be free from England.

Source: Author peach12

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