Elementary/Middle Lightning Round Two

1. In the Tea Act , which British Tea Company was given exclusive right to sell tea to the Colonists?

A. East India CompanyB. Lipton Tea CompanyC. West India Tea CompanyD. Celestial Seasonings Company

Two Point QuestionsQuestion One

Correct Answer: A. East India Company

2. The Constitutional Convention

or the Federal Convention took place from May to September of 1787 in this city.

 A. BostonB. New YorkC. PhiladelphiaD. Federal City (Washington D.C.)

Question Two

Correct Answer: C. Philadelphia

3. He was one of the most celebrated of America's Founding Fathers, a man who enjoyed success as an inventor, scientist, printer, politician, and diplomat. He helped to draft both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.

 A. Samuel AdamsB. John AdamsC. Benjamin FranklinD. Thomas Jefferson

Question Three

Correct Answer: C Benjamin Franklin

4. He was known as the Father of the Constitution, for he was responsible for writing much of it. He was also responsible for drafting the Bill of Rights that was added to the Constitution in 1791.

 A. John AdamsB. Thomas JeffersonC. Alexander Hamilton D. James Madison

Question Four

Correct Answer: D James Madison

5. On May 10, 1775, the 175 Green Mountain Boys of Vermont led by Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen captured this fort.

 A. Fort LeeB. Fort TiconderogaC. Fort WashingtonD. Fort Necessity

Question Five

Correct Answer: B. Fort Ticonderoga

6. On the morning of December 26, 1776, American troops surprised Hessian troops in this city. This victory was critical to building morale amongst Washington's army.

 A. Battle of TrentonB. Battle of PrincetonC. Battle of GermantownD. Battle of Brandywine

Question Six

Correct Answer: A Battle of Trenton

7. “The American Revenue Act of 1764”, commonly titled The Sugar Act was enacted by the British Parliament. It was a prohibitively high tax on a product imported from the British West Indies. Though several commodities were taxed and caused contention between the colonies and Britain, which commodity caused the most contention?

 A. RumB. SugarC. PaperD. Whiskey

Four Point QuestionsQuestion Seven

Correct Answer: A. Rum

8. The Coercive Acts or “the Intolerable Acts” were a series of laws passed by Parliament made in direct response to which one of the following?

A. The Quebec ActB. The Battle of LexingtonC. The Battle of Breeds HillD. The Boston Tea Party

Question Eight

Correct Answer: D. The Boston Tea Party

9. The Committees of Correspondence performed the planning for which one of the following?

 A. The Second Continental CongressB. First Continental CongressC. The Patriots Against the Tea ActD. The appointment of Washington as

Commander of the Continental Army  

Question Nine

Correct Answer: B. The First Continental

Congress

10. Who is quoted in referring to the Daughters of Liberty by saying, “With ladies on our side, we can make every Tory tremble.”?

 A. John AdamsB. Joseph ReedC. George WashingtonD. Samuel Adams

Question Ten

Correct Answer: D. Samuel Adams

11. The appointment of George Washington as Commander of the Continental Army was done by which one of the following?

 A. The First Continental CongressB. The Second Continental CongressC. Articles of ConfederationD. Declaration of Independence

Question Eleven

Correct Answer: B. The Second Continental

Congress

12. When the British army marched to Concord, what was the purpose of the mission?

A. To destroy military suppliesB. To capture John AdamsC. To destroy the Concord FortD. To kill as many Patriots as possible

Question Twelve

Correct Answer: A. To destroy military supplies

13. This American victory in New York State was a major turning point in the war. It convinced France to enter the war as an ally for the fledgling United States.

A. Battle of Bunker HillB. Battle of GermantownC. Battle of YorktownD. Battle of Saratoga

Six Point QuestionsQuestion Thirteen

Correct Answer: D Battle of Saratoga

14. This battle on March 15, 1781 in Greensboro, North Carolina lasted only ninety minutes, and although the British technically defeated the American force, they lost over a quarter of their own men.

A. CamdenB. Kings MountainC. Guildford CourthouseD. Cowpens

Question Fourteen

Correct Answer: C Guilford Courthouse

15. He was the commander of the Southern Department of the Continental Army. He was defeated at Charlestown and taken prisoner. Following a prisoner exchange, he returned to service and was present at the Battle of Yorktown. He was given the honor of receiving Cornwallis’s sword of surrender after his defeat at Yorktown.

 A. Horatio GatesB. John BurgoyneC. Nathanael Greene D. Benjamin Lincoln

Question Fifteen

Correct Answer: D Benjamin Lincoln

16. Though he spoke no English, he systematically trained the amateur American troops at Valley Forge in discipline and battle-readiness. This rigorous training saved the troops from complete defeat during the Battle of Monmouth.

 A. Baron von SteubenB. Thaddeus KosciuszkoC. Marquis de LafayetteD. Baron Johann de Kalb

Question Sixteen

Correct Answer A Baron von Steuben

17. The Battle of Saratoga was really two battles spread over two and a half weeks.  The second battle resulted in a decisive American victory. Who was the British commander who surrendered at the second battle of Saratoga?

A. Colonel Simon FraserB. General  RiedeselC. General John BurgoyneD. Major Acland

Question Seventeen

Correct Answer: C. General John Burgoyne

18. In the Battle of Bunker Hill, sometimes called the Battle of Breeds Hill, the British lost nearly a third of their forces. When the colonial forces retreated, they were forced to do so for which reason?

A. Most of colonists were dead or woundedB. Too many colonists desertedC. They ran out of ammunitionD. The British overran the fort

Question Eighteen

Correct Answer: C. They ran out of ammunition