February 11, 2006--American Revolution Test

Here is a test I gave to my kids yesterday after three weeks studying the American Revolution. Jay got one question wrong. Joy got ten wrong, and Sarah 14. <sigh>

American Revolution Test
2/10/2006

1. What is a Whig?

A. Something you put on your head.

B. Someone who is loyal to the King.

C. A person who wants America to be their own country.

D. A musical instrument.

2. What is a Tory?

A. Someone who is loyal to the King.

B. Someone who voted for George Washington.

C. A British soldier

D. Someone who sold themselves into slavery.

3. What is a musket?

A. A type of beaver

B. A hat

C. A pair of pants

D. A gun

4. What was Paul Revere before the war?

A. A silversmith.

B. An apprentice

C. A soldier

D. A doctor

5. What was the name of the group that Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and Dr. Warren were member of?

A. Discovery Rangers.

B. Sons of Liberty

C. Daughters of Liberty

D. American Civil Liberties Union

6. What colony was so big it that Indiana used to be a part of it?

A. Massachusetts

B. Nevada

C. Philadelphia

D. Virginia

7. Why were the minutemen named that?

A. Because they could take a shower in a minute

B. Because they could be ready for war at a minute’s notice.

C. Because they were very small

D. Because they always said, “Just a minute!” when someone called them.

8. What was the other name of Old North Church?

A. Church of God

B. King’s Chapel

C. Christ Church

D. Praise Assembly

9. How many lamps were hung in the spire of Old North Church?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. None

10. What did General Pitcairn say to the minutemen at Lexington?

A. “Give me Liberty or give me death!”

B. “This meeting can do no more to save the country.’

C. “Disperse, ye rebels!”

D. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.”

11. When the British came back from Lexington and Concord, they received protection from the guns of what ship?

A. The Somerset

B. The Unicorn

C. The U.S.S. Challenger

D. The Titanic

12. Patrick Henry was a famous
A. Preacher

B. Lawyer

C. Soldier

D. Teacher

13. George Washington spent a terrible winter with his troops where?

A. Disneyland

B. Boston Harbor

C. Lexington

D. Valley Forge

14. The “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” was fired at what battle?

A. Bunker Hill

B. Yorktown

C. Lexington

D. Concord

15. Which of the following was a real person?

A. Jiggy Nye

B. Johnny Tremain

C. Paul Revere

D. Sam the Minuteman

16. Who was the General in charge of the British army at Boston?

A. George Washington

B. General Gage

C. Lieutenant Smith

D. Marquis de Lafayette

17. What day was the Declaration of Independence signed?

A July 4, 1776

B. August 2, 1776

C. July 4, 1774

D. April 18, 1773

18. Who signed his name really big on the Declaration of Independence?

A. John Adams

B. John Hancock

C. John Henry

D. John the Baptist