#1
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
#2
Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
#3
Who served as the first President of the United States under the Constitution?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Adams
James Madison
#4
Who coined the phrase 'No taxation without representation'?
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Patrick Henry
James Madison
#5
Which group organized the Boston Tea Party in protest of British taxation?
The Sons of Liberty
The Daughters of Liberty
The Boston Tea Society
The Colonial Assembly
#6
Who wrote the influential pamphlet 'Common Sense' advocating for American independence?
John Adams
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
George Washington
#7
Who served as the first Secretary of the Treasury in the United States?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
#8
Which event sparked the American Revolutionary War?
The Boston Tea Party
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Stamp Act Congress
#9
Which event directly led to the passage of the Intolerable Acts by the British Parliament?
The Boston Tea Party
The First Continental Congress
The French and Indian War
The Battle of Bunker Hill
#10
Which document outlined the framework for the United States government before the Constitution?
The Magna Carta
The Mayflower Compact
The Articles of Confederation
The Emancipation Proclamation
#11
Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Trenton
#12
Which act imposed taxes on paper, tea, and other goods imported by the American colonies?
The Townshend Acts
The Intolerable Acts
The Stamp Act
The Tea Act
#13
Who was the leader of the Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
Alexander Hamilton
#14
Which document formally ended the American Revolutionary War?
The Treaty of Paris (1783)
The Treaty of Versailles
The Declaration of Independence
The Monroe Doctrine
#15
Which policy restricted westward expansion in colonial America?
The Monroe Doctrine
The Proclamation of 1763
The Embargo Act of 1807
The Alien and Sedition Acts
#16
Which event marked the beginning of the Great Awakening in colonial America?
The Salem Witch Trials
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
The First Great Awakening
The publication of 'Common Sense'
#17
What was the main purpose of the Albany Plan of Union proposed by Benjamin Franklin?
To establish a system of representation in Parliament for the colonies
To unite the American colonies against French and Native American threats
To declare independence from Britain
To levy taxes on the colonies for revenue
#18
What was the purpose of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
To draft the Virginia Declaration of Rights
To establish the first colonial assembly in America
To govern the Jamestown colony
To oversee trade with Native American tribes