Welcome to the Revolutionary War Game
by Fergus Reynolds
1. When did the Revolutionary War start?
A. April 19 1775
B. September 3 1783
C. May 2 1762
2. When did the Revolutionary War end?
A. April 19 1775
B. September 3 1783
C. May 2 1762
3. Where did the battle of Bunker Hill take place?
A. Bunker Hill
B. Charlestown
C. Breed’s Hill
4. Who where the colonists fighting?
A. France
B. Britain
C. Russia
5. What famous patriot rode all night on April 18, 1775, to warn of the British?
A. Samuel Adams
B. John Hancock
C. Paul Revere
6. How many colonies fought the British?
A. 9
B. 12
C. 13
7. What year was the Constitution of the United States formed?
A. 1887
B. 1776
C. 1787
8. What year was the Stamp Act crisis?
A. 1765
B. 1770
C. 1759
9. Who urged the House of Burgesses to condemn the Stamp Act?
A. Henry James
B. George Washington
C. Patrick Henry
10. Who came up with the Townshend Acts?
A. Charles Townshend
B. John Dickenson
C. King William II
11. What where the Townshend Acts?
A. Tax’s on sugar
B. Tax’s on glass lead paint paper and tea
C. Laws against murder
12. Who helped establish the Committee of Correspondence in the Massachusetts assembly?
A. Patrick Henry
B. Samuel Adams
C. Lord North
13. When did the Boston Tea Party occur?
A. 1775
B. 1771
C. 1773
14. What did the colonists disguise themselves as at the Boston Tea Party?
A. Monsters
B. Native Americans
C. Bushes
15. Who wrote the poem “Common Sense”?
A. Thomas Paine
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Thomas Jefferson
16. Who led the Continental Army?
A. Samuel Adams
B. George Washington
C. John Hancock
17. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. George Washington
C. Paul Revere
18. What European countries did the American Colonies receive crucial aid from?
A. Italy and Greece
B. Sweden and Norway
C. Spain and France
19. Who led the forces that took Fort Ticonderoga?
A. George Washington
B. Samuel Adams
C. Ethan Allen
20. Who led the Continental Army across Delaware?
A. Ethan Allen
B. George Washington
C. Paul Revere
21. What was the incident where British troops fired on a mob, killing five people in Boston, later called?
A. Boston Massacre
B. Boston Tea Party
C. Road Shoot Massacre
22. Where were the first battles between the British and the colonial militia?
A. Boston and Philadelphia
B. Lexington and Concord
C. Boston and Lexington
23. When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
A. June 23 1776
B. August 1 1776
C. July 4 1776
24. How many people signed the Declaration of Independence?
A. 56
B. 37
C. 42
25. Who was the first person to sign the declaration of independence?
A. George Washington
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. John Hancock