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What was the Stamp Act imposed on?
What was the Stamp Act imposed on?
- Legal documents, newspapers, playing cards (correct)
- Food, clothing, furniture
- Medicine, weapons, tools
- Houses, farms, ships
What did the Townshend duties tax on?
What did the Townshend duties tax on?
- Glass, iron, oil
- Wheat, cotton, sugar
- Wood, plastic, electronics
- Paint, paper, tea (correct)
What did the Committees of Correspondence aim to coordinate?
What did the Committees of Correspondence aim to coordinate?
- American response to British colonial policy (correct)
- British response to American colonial policy
- French response to British colonial policy
- Spanish response to American colonial policy
What did the Coercive Acts, or Intolerable Acts, do?
What did the Coercive Acts, or Intolerable Acts, do?
Which battle helped convince worried patriots that the British southern strategy can be countered?
Which battle helped convince worried patriots that the British southern strategy can be countered?
Where did the joint French and American force trap a large British army, leading to their surrender?
Where did the joint French and American force trap a large British army, leading to their surrender?
Which battle was part of General Nathanael Greene's strategy of engaging the British on ground of his choosing?
Which battle was part of General Nathanael Greene's strategy of engaging the British on ground of his choosing?
Which event officially ratified the independence of the 13 North American states?
Which event officially ratified the independence of the 13 North American states?
Which battle was the longest siege of the war?
Which battle was the longest siege of the war?
Which battle resulted in a costly victory for British troops over Continentals and militia?
Which battle resulted in a costly victory for British troops over Continentals and militia?
Where did the Treaty of Fort Stanwix impose a peace on those members of the Iroquois Confederacy that sided with the British in the Revolution?
Where did the Treaty of Fort Stanwix impose a peace on those members of the Iroquois Confederacy that sided with the British in the Revolution?
Which event led to the evacuation of about 100,000 Americans who remained loyal to the crown?
Which event led to the evacuation of about 100,000 Americans who remained loyal to the crown?
What replaced the much looser central government operating under the Articles of Confederation?
What replaced the much looser central government operating under the Articles of Confederation?
Which battle was a British victory but was considered costly?
Which battle was a British victory but was considered costly?
Which event led to a peace being imposed on those members of the Iroquois Confederacy that sided with the British in the Revolution?
Which event led to a peace being imposed on those members of the Iroquois Confederacy that sided with the British in the Revolution?
Where did the joint French and American force trap a large British army, leading to their surrender?
Where did the joint French and American force trap a large British army, leading to their surrender?
When were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?
When were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?
When did the British governor of Virginia offer freedom to slaves who joined the British?
When did the British governor of Virginia offer freedom to slaves who joined the British?
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Second Continental Congress?
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Second Continental Congress?
When did the patriot army defeat loyalists at the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge?
When did the patriot army defeat loyalists at the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge?
When did General Burgoyne surrender at Saratoga?
When did General Burgoyne surrender at Saratoga?
When did the Continental Army enter winter quarters at Valley Forge?
When did the Continental Army enter winter quarters at Valley Forge?
When did France ally with the new American government, providing critical financial and military aid?
When did France ally with the new American government, providing critical financial and military aid?
When did the British take Charleston, S.C.?
When did the British take Charleston, S.C.?
When did George Washington's troops surprise German and British forces in New Jersey?
When did George Washington's troops surprise German and British forces in New Jersey?
When did the British invasion force fail to take Charleston?
When did the British invasion force fail to take Charleston?
When did American Fort Schuyler survive a siege, forcing British forces to retreat?
When did American Fort Schuyler survive a siege, forcing British forces to retreat?
When did the inexperienced colonial soldiers hold off British veterans at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
When did the inexperienced colonial soldiers hold off British veterans at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Study Notes
American Revolutionary War Key Events
- First shots of the Revolutionary War fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts in April 1775
- British governor of Virginia offers freedom to slaves who join the British in November 1775
- Inexperienced colonial soldiers hold off British veterans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in June 1775
- Patriot army defeats loyalists at the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge in February 1776
- British invasion force fails to take Charleston in June 1776
- Declaration of Independence adopted by the Second Continental Congress in July 1776
- George Washington's troops surprise German and British forces in New Jersey in December 1776 and January 1777
- American Fort Schuyler survives a siege, forcing British forces to retreat in August 1777
- General Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga in October 1777 shocks London and leads to French entry into the war
- Continental Army enters winter quarters at Valley Forge in December 1777
- France allies with the new American government in February 1778, providing critical financial and military aid
- British take Charleston, S.C., in May 1780, but the patriot victory at Kings Mountain in October 1780 revives hopes
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Test your knowledge of key events during the American Revolutionary War with this quiz. Challenge yourself to recall important dates and battles that shaped the outcome of the war, from the first shots fired at Lexington and Concord to the French entry into the conflict.
