What was the main purpose of the colonial Committees of Correspondence before independence?

To coordinate political communication among colonies

To select officers for the Continental Army

To negotiate directly with France

Which document written by George Mason in 1776 strongly influenced later American rights language?

The Virginia Declaration of Rights

American Revolution Quiz: 15 Questions on the War for Independence

Test your knowledge of the American Revolution with questions on laws, documents, battles, alliances, leaders and turning points.

The American Revolution was not just a single war for independence. It was a political crisis, a constitutional argument, a military struggle and a diplomatic contest that reshaped the Atlantic world. This American Revolution Quiz tests how well you know the details behind the familiar story.

The questions cover laws, protests, pamphlets, congressional debates, military campaigns, foreign alliances and key figures from both sides of the conflict. Some names will be familiar, but the quiz focuses on specific facts rather than obvious slogans.

To score well, you will need to connect events with their consequences: which acts inflamed resistance, which battles changed diplomacy, which documents shaped independence and which people influenced the course of the Revolution.

Take the quiz and see whether your knowledge of the American Revolution goes beyond the basics. A strong score means you understand not only what happened, but why those events mattered.