Quiz Me! - Events: Revolution/Declaration of Independence Test your knowledge about events in the Revolution/Declaration of Independence era. 1 / 10 Which statement correctly describes the significance of the Battle of Yorktown? The British won the battle and took control of the James River. The surrender by General Cornwallis and his men effectively ended the war. The French lost the Ohio Valley in the final battle of the Seven Years War. The French pledged aid after the Americans won this decisive victory. 2 / 10 Which was an effect of the Boston Tea Party? The British passed laws to punish the colonists for dumping the tea. Colonists created the Committees of Correspondence to share information. The British agreed to lift the monopoly on importing tea to the colonies. Colonists in Boston agreed to pay for the tea to lift British trade sanctions. 3 / 10 Which significant historical event is described above? Albany Plan of Union Boston Tea Party Boston Massacre First Great Awakening 4 / 10 Why did British soldiers march into Lexington and Concord? To capture George Washington and end the rebellion To protect British soldiers who were being held hostage To seize a stockpile of colonial weapons and arrest members of the Sons of Liberty To protect the colonists from Native Americans who were threatening their farms 5 / 10 Which title best represents the list above? Boston Tea Party Albany Plan of Union Stamp Act Congress Proclamation of 1763 6 / 10 What was a major reason Washington’s troops were able to defeat the British at the Battle of Yorktown? General Washington received a new supply of weapons to give his troops. General Cornwallis’s men were tired of fighting and wanted to go home. General Washington blocked General Cornwallis with the help of the French fleet. General Washington led a surprise attack on the British during the Christmas holiday. 7 / 10 What role did Paul Revere play in the Boston Massacre? His ride through the Boston countryside warned colonists before the massacre took place. He wrote a newspaper editorial claiming the British were responsible for the massacre. He planned the protest of the colonial dock workers that led to the massacre. His engraving titled “Bloody Massacre” was used as propaganda against the British. 8 / 10 Why were the Battles of Lexington and Concord described by poet Ralph Waldo Emerson as “the shot heard round the world”? After the American victories at both sites, the French agreed to send aid. They were the first battles the Colonial Army won in the American Revolution. The battles eventually led to independence for the colonies. More colonists joined the Continental Army because of the American victories. 9 / 10 What was the outcome of the First Continental Congress? Delegates refused to pay any more British taxes they had not approved. Delegates drafted a colonial army to prepare for war if necessary. Delegates voted to separate from England. Delegates agreed to boycott all trade with Britain. 10 / 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 Your score is Restart quiz
