Statistics for The American Revolution

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  • The average score is 12 of 20

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QuestionAnswer% Correct
What kind of "party" was held in Boston Harbor?Tea
95%
Who wrote the "Declaration of Independence"?Thomas Jefferson
94%
Who led the Continental Army?George Washington
93%
Who was the King of Great Britain at the time?King George III
88%
In what city did the Continental Congress meet?Philadelphia
82%
What were the British soldiers called? (based on the the color of their uniform)Redcoats
81%
Whose "midnight ride" warned that the British were coming?Paul Revere
76%
Who traveled to France to negotiate an alliance?Ben Franklin
74%
And who was the first person to sign it?John Hancock
71%
Where were the first battles fought?Lexington and {Concord}
69%
Who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense"?Thomas Paine
57%
Which American general defected to the British?Benedict Arnold
55%
Where did the Continental Army spend a damp and miserable winter in 1777–78?Valley {Forge}
49%
Who said "Give me liberty, or give me death!"Patrick Henry
45%
Who were the German mercenaries hired by the British?Hessians
43%
What battle brought us the phrase "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"?Battle of {Bunker} {Hill}
41%
In what city did Cornwallis surrender?Yorktown
41%
In what 1770 incident did Crispus Attucks die?Boston Massacre
40%
What American naval hero said "I have not yet begun to fight!"John Paul Jones
28%
What series of battles were considered the turning point of the war?Battles of Saratoga
26%

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