American Revolutionary War Trivia

Key Figures of the Revolutionary War

• General Charles Cornwallis was the British commander captured at the Battle of Yorktown.
• Thomas Jefferson was the major author of the Declaration of Independence.

Battles of the Revolutionary War

• The 'opening shots' of the Revolutionary War and the 'shot heard around the world' were fired at Lexington and Concord.
• The Battle of Yorktown marked the end of the war and included the surrender of Lord Cornwallis.

British Monarchy

• King George III was the King of England during the Revolutionary War.

Explorers

• John Cabot explored the Northeastern Coast of North America for England.
• Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec and explored the St. Lawrence River.

Laws and Acts

• The Proclamation of 1763 stopped colonists from travelling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• The Townshend Acts taxed goods such as glass, paint, and paper.

Colonists and Patriots

• Patrick Henry spoke out against the Stamp Act and later gave a speech where he said, 'as for me, give me liberty, or give me death.'