United States History
History Trivia
The American Revolution

Questions from Corey, Melinda and Ochoa, George. "American History, The New York Public Library Book of Answers", Simon & Schuster, New York. (c)1993.


1) Who won the first battle of the War of Independence?

• The Red Coats at the Battle of Lexington
  
• George Washington's army at the Battle of Bull Run
  
• Robert E. Lee
  
• The Massachusetts militiamen in the Battle of Lexington
  
• See Explanation
  

2) On what hill did the Battle of Bunker Hill take place?

• Bunker Hill, duh!
  
• Breed's Hill
  
• Hill St. Everest
  
• One of the moon's craters
  
• See Explanation
  

3) What did John Hancock (1737-93) do to earn his place as president of the Continental Congress?

• his inventions
  
• his actions
  
• his inspiration
  
• his funds
  
• See Explanation
  

4) How many grievances against the king were named in the Declaration of Independence?

• 5
  
• 13
  
• 72
  
• 27
  
• See Explanation
  

5) Was Paul Revere of British decent?

• Yes, both parents
  
• Yes, his father
  
• Yes, his mother
  
• No, neither parents
  
• See Explanation
  

6) How cold was it at Valley Forge?

• OUCH!!!! IT WAS BLOOMIN HOT!!!
  
• fairly mild
  
• Cold
  
• Geez... it is fr-fr-freezing c-cold
  
• See Explanation
  

7) Who was Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier?

• Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), a french noblemen
  
• The French king during the American Revolution
  
• The English king during the American Revolution
  
• The American King during the American Revolution
  
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8) What side won the following battles, in order?

Long Island	New York	August 27, 1776
White Plains	New York	October 28, 1776
Bennington	Vermont	August 16, 1777
Monmouth	New Jersey	June 28, 1778
Cowpens	South Carolina	January 17, 1781

• British, British, Americans, British, Americans
  
• British won all of them
  
• Americans won all of them
  
• British, British, British, British, Americans
  
• See Explanation
  

9) Who was Molly Pitcher?

• First lady pitcher of the New York Yankees
  
• Mary McCauley Hays (1754-1832)
  
• The CEO of the largest pitcher manufacturer in the world
  
• George Washington's wife
  
• See Explanation
  

10) How many countries did the British fight during the American War of Independence?

• 4 or more
  
• 3 (several countries)
  
• 2 (The Americans and the French)
  
• 1 (Just the Americans)
  
• See Explanation
  

11) What became of British general Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805)?

• he was be-headed in France
  
• he was scalped by the indians
  
• he became Governor General of India
  
• he became senior executive of English Parliament
  
• See Explanation
  

12) Who were the American diplomats who negotiated the treaty that ended the Revolutionry War?

• George Washington, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant
  
• Charles Cornwallis, Stonewall Jackson, Benjamin Franklin
  
• Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, Michael Jackson
  
• Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay
  
• See Explanation
  

13) Who was the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence?

• Steve Case of America OnLine
  
• Bill Clinton of Arkansas, 1997
  
• Thomas Jefferson
  
• Charles Carroll of Maryland, 1832
  
• See Explanation
  

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