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American Revolutionary War
Test your knowledge of the American Revolution.
Quiz ID:
#1947
Fun:
(2.37)
Difficulty:
(1.85)
Category:
History
>
War
Created By:
cnmne
#1 Where was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Concord, Massachusetts
Lexington, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
White Plains, New York
#2 In George Washington's famous crossing of the Delaware River, which town did he attack?
Trenton, New Jersey
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Newark, New Jersey
Dover, Delaware
#3 Where was the worst American defeat of the war?
Springfield, New Jersey
New London, Connecticut
Augusta, Georgia
Charleston, South Carolina
#4 Which battle caused the British to abandon plans to conquer the Carolinas?
Fishing Creek, South Carolina
Cowpens, South Carolina
Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina
Savannah, Georgia
#5 Which battle was the first major American victory of the war?
Brandywine Creek, Pennsylvania
Princeton, New Jersey
Saratoga, New York
Monmouth, New Jersey
#6 Which fort did the traitor Benedict Arnold intend to turn over to the British?
Fort William Henry, New York
Fort Ticonderoga, New York
West Point, New York
Fort Dusquesne, Pennsylvania
#7 Whose last words were "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"?
Horatio Gates
Thomas Paine
Nathanael Greene
Nathan Hale
#8 Who was known as the "Swamp Fox"?
John Paul Jones
Anthony Wayne
Francis Marion
Ethan Allen
#9 Which British general surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, effectively dashing British hopes for winning the war?
William Howe
Henry Clinton
Charles Cornwallis
John Burgoyne
#10 In which state was the last battle between American and British forces fought?
Massachusetts
South Carolina
New York
Virginia
#11 German mercenaries fighting for the British were called Hessians.
True
False
#12 At the Battle of Bunker Hill, most of the fighting actually occurred on Breed's Hill.
True
False
#13 The final battle of the war was fought in November of 1782.
True
False
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