Revolutionary War Quiz

Test your knowledge of the American Revolutionary War with this free online quiz. These Revolutionary War questions cover important battles, key figures, major events, and the struggle for independence from Great Britain. See how much you know about the war that led to the founding of the United States.

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1. Question

Which of these events was the first military engagement of the Revolutionary War?

2. Question

Which battle in 1775, although a defeat for Patriot forces, demonstrated that Patriots could fight under fire from the British army during the Revolutionary War?

3. Question

Which Patriot general eventually became a traitor and offered to surrender West Point to the British during the Revolutionary War?

4. Question

Which foreign officer helped improve the training and discipline of continental troops during the Revolutionary War?

5. Question

Which 1775 engagement resulted in the Green Mountain Boys capturing heavy British artillery that would later be used against the Redcoats during the Revolutionary War?

6. Question

The British army hired large numbers of foreign mercenaries to help defeat the Patriot cause during the Revolutionary War. What were German troops fighting on the British side called?

7. Question

Which battle in 1776 was a Patriot victory that involved a surprise attack on mercenaries employed by the British and raised morale within the Continental army during the Revolutionary War?

8. Question

Which battle in 1777 was a Continental victory that finally convinced the French to support the Patriot cause during the Revolutionary War?

9. Question

The British held which city in Georgia between 1779 and 1782?

10. Question

The story of Molly Pitcher is associated with what Revolutionary War battle in 1778?

11. Question

Which massacre occurred during the Revolutionary War in 1782 and involved the slaughter of more than 90 “praying” Indians in Ohio?

12. Question

Which event in Kentucky in 1782 was one of the last engagements of the Revolutionary War and led to the death of Daniel Boone’s son, Israel?

13. Question

Which engagement in 1779 by George Rogers Clark led to the capture of a British garrison in territory that would become Indiana?

14. Question

Which battle in 1775 was a decisive defeat in the American attempt to invade Canada during the Revolutionary War?

15. Question

Which engagement in 1779 was the worst naval defeat for American forces until Pearl Harbor in 1941?

16. Question

Which naval engagement in 1781 ensured Cornwallis and the British troops at Yorktown were trapped?

17. Question

Which battle in 1781 was a turning point in the Patriot attempt to recapture South Carolina during the Revolutionary War?

18. Question

Which battle in 1780 was a decisive defeat for the Patriot cause and prevented General Horatio Gates from ever again leading troops in the field?

19. Question

Which battle in 1780 caused British officer Banastre Tarleton to earn the nickname “Bloody Ban” because many Patriots where killed while trying to surrender?

20. Question

At which battle in 1780 did Patriot forces take revenge for previous atrocities by shooting Loyalist militiamen who were trying to surrender?