Quiz Me! - Era: Revolution/Declaration of Independence Test your knowledge about the Revolution/Declaration of Independence era. 1 / 10 Who was the grandson of the first African-American landowner in New Hampshire? James Armistead Bernardo de Galvez Crispus Attucks Wentworth Cheswell 2 / 10 This city is named in honor of Bernardo de Gálvez Galveston, TX East Bernard, TX New Orleans, LA Birmingham, AL 3 / 10 What was the long-term significance of the Boston Massacre? British soldiers fired on the colonists after being attacked unfairly. John Adams defended the colonists in court who fought against the British soldiers. Colonial unity increased as a result of the propaganda spread about the fight. Crispus Attucks, African American and formerly enslaved person, died in the fight. 4 / 10 Which title best represents the list above? Boston Tea Party Stamp Act Congress Proclamation of 1763 Albany Plan of Union 5 / 10 Who was the revolutionary who was a patriot spy and a “double agent” working for the United States during the American Revolution? John Adams Samuel Adams James Armistead Crispus Attucks 6 / 10 What was the name of the first congress colonists attended to discuss new taxes imposed by Parliament? Albany Congress Stamp Act Congress First Continental Congress Congress of the Committees of Correspondence 7 / 10 Benjamin Franklin purchased the Pennsylvania Gazette and in 1732 published the first edition of what publication? Poor Richard’s Almanac Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour In Company and Conversation Notes on the State of Virginia Common Sense 8 / 10 Marquis de Lafayette helped the Americans fight against Great Britain by securing support from which country? France India Spain Mexico 9 / 10 What was Washington able to accomplish at Valley Forge? He planned a sneak attack on the British Army, guarding the New York harbor. He negotiated with the French to support U.S. independence. He doubled the size of his troops as more men volunteered to fight the British. He used the harsh winter to train his men to fight like a professional army. 10 / 10 Because of his articulate defense of American liberty, this author of “The Liberty Song” is known as the “Penman of the Revolution.” John Locke Thomas Hobbes John Dickenson Benjamin Franklin Your score is Restart quiz
