Revolutionary War and Early American History Question Examples
1. Which battle is considered the turning point in the American Revolutionary War?
a, Battles of Lexington and Concord
b. Battle of Bunker Hill
c. Battle of Long Island
d. Battle of Fort Washington .
e. Battles of Trenton and Princeton .
f. Battle of Brandywine .
g. Battle of Saratoga .
h. Battle of Monmouth .
i. Battle of Yorktown
2. Of these ten men which three men were not signers of the Declaration of independence?
a. John Adams
b. Samule Adams
c. Thomas Jefferson
d. Benjamin Franklin
e. George Washington
f. James Madison
g. John Hancock
h. Robert Morris
i. James Wilson
j. Patrick Henry
Beginning with the words “We the People,” the U.S. Constitution is composed of the Preamble, seven articles, and 27 amendments. The first 10 amendments are known as the Bill of Rights.
3. Match the amendment with the proper clause
- First Amendment ___
- Second Amendment ___
- Third Amendment: ___
- Fourth Amendment: ___
- Fifth Amendment ___
- Sixth Amendment: ___
- Seventh Amendment: ___
- Eighth Amendment: ___
- Ninth Amendment: ___
- Tenth Amendment: ___
a. Right to keep and bear arms.
b. Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and to petition the government.
c. Right to a jury trial in certain civil cases
d. Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
e.Guarantees grand jury indictment, protection against double jeopardy and self-incrimination, due process, and eminent domain.
f. Right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury, to be informed of charges, to confront witnesses, and have legal counsel,
g. Prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments.
h. States that the enumeration of specific rights doesn't deny other rights retained by the people.
i. Reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people.
4. Which founding father was the principal writer of the Bill of Rights?
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. James Madison
d. John Adams
e. Samuel Adams
5. Under the Constitution, which city was the first United States capital?
a. Philadelphia
b. New York
c. Washington D.C.
d. Richmond
e. Baltimore
f. Boston
g. Williamsburg
h. Princeton
6. Which state is not one of the original 13 colonies?
a. New Hampshire
b. Vermont
c. Massachusetts
d. Rhode Island
e. Connecticut
f. New York
g. New Jersey
h. Pennsylvania
i. Delaware
j. Maryland
k. Virginia
l. North Carolina
m. South Carolina
n. Georgia
7. Regarding Benedict Arnold, which statements are true?
a. In 1775, he helped capture Fort Ticonderoga.
b. He conducted operations that provided relief during the Siege of Fort Stanwix.
c. After defection, he was commissioned as a brigadier general in the British Army.
d. Arnold rose to the rank of captain before defecting to the British in 1780.
e. George Washington placed him in command of strategic West Point
f. Arnold had contact with loyalist sympathizers and married into a loyalist family.
g. Congress determined he had borrowed money heavily to maintain a lavish lifestyle.
h. Arnold also commanded British forces at the Battle of Whie Plains in New York.
