American Revolutionary War

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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?

Glass, iron, oil

Wheat, cotton, sugar

Wood, plastic, electronics

Paint, paper, tea (correct)

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?

Close the port of Boston and require housing for British troops Signup and view all the answers

Which battle helped convince worried patriots that the British southern strategy can be countered?

Cowpens Signup and view all the answers

Where did the joint French and American force trap a large British army, leading to their surrender?

Yorktown Signup and view all the answers

Which battle was part of General Nathanael Greene's strategy of engaging the British on ground of his choosing?

Guilford Courthouse Signup and view all the answers

Which event officially ratified the independence of the 13 North American states?

Treaty of Paris Signup and view all the answers

Which battle was the longest siege of the war?

Ninety-Six Signup and view all the answers

Which battle resulted in a costly victory for British troops over Continentals and militia?

Guilford Courthouse Signup and view all the answers

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?

Fort Stanwix Signup and view all the answers

Which event led to the evacuation of about 100,000 Americans who remained loyal to the crown?

Loyalists Leave America Signup and view all the answers

What replaced the much looser central government operating under the Articles of Confederation?

U.S. Constitution Signup and view all the answers

Which battle was a British victory but was considered costly?

Guilford Courthouse Signup and view all the answers

Which event led to a peace being imposed on those members of the Iroquois Confederacy that sided with the British in the Revolution?

Treaty of Fort Stanwix Signup and view all the answers

Where did the joint French and American force trap a large British army, leading to their surrender?

Yorktown Signup and view all the answers

When were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?

April 1775 Signup and view all the answers

When did the British governor of Virginia offer freedom to slaves who joined the British?

November 1775 Signup and view all the answers

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Second Continental Congress?

July 1776 Signup and view all the answers

When did the patriot army defeat loyalists at the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge?

February 1776 Signup and view all the answers

When did General Burgoyne surrender at Saratoga?

October 1777 Signup and view all the answers

When did the Continental Army enter winter quarters at Valley Forge?

December 1777 Signup and view all the answers

When did France ally with the new American government, providing critical financial and military aid?

February 1778 Signup and view all the answers

When did the British take Charleston, S.C.?

May 1780 Signup and view all the answers

When did George Washington's troops surprise German and British forces in New Jersey?

December 1776 and January 1777 Signup and view all the answers

When did the British invasion force fail to take Charleston?

June 1776 Signup and view all the answers

When did American Fort Schuyler survive a siege, forcing British forces to retreat?

August 1777 Signup and view all the answers

When did the inexperienced colonial soldiers hold off British veterans at the Battle of Bunker Hill?

June 1775 Signup and view all the answers

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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.

American Revolutionary War

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Questions and Answers

What was the Stamp Act imposed on?

What did the Townshend duties tax on?

What did the Committees of Correspondence aim to coordinate?

What did the Coercive Acts, or Intolerable Acts, do?

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?

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 battle was the longest siege of the war?

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?

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?

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?

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 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 did the patriot army defeat loyalists at the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge?

When did General Burgoyne surrender at Saratoga?

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 the British take Charleston, S.C.?

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 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?

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