American Revolution - Online Multiple-Choice Quiz | Student Handouts



The American Revolution

1. _____ surrendered on October 17, 1781.

General Cornwallis
General Patton
George Washington
John Jay
2. The Second Continental Congress met in _____ in May, 1775.

Boston
Cleveland
New York City
Philadelphia
3. _____ served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.

Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
4. 'Gentleman Johnny' Burgoyne surrendered at _____ on October 17, 1777.

Boston
Fort Meigs
Philadelphia
Saratoga
5. The _____, signed in 1783, officially ended the war.

Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Portsmouth
U.S. Constitution
Versailles Treaty
6. _____ was the king of England during the American Revolution.

Arthur I
Edward II
George III
Henry VIII
7. _____'s 'Common Sense' was published in January, 1776.

Aaron Burr
Benjamin Franklin
Booker T. Washington
Thomas Paine
8. The Articles of _____ created a weak national government for the United States.

Agreement
Confederation
Constitution
Reconciliation
9. The Declaration of Independence was primarily written by _____.

Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
John Jay
Thomas Jefferson
10. Washington's army spent the winter of 1777-1778 at _____.

Cape Cod
Staten Island
Valley Forge
Yorktown
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