Q1. Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
(A) Benjamin Franklin (B) Thomas Jefferson (C) John Adams (D) George Washington
Ans :- (B) Thomas Jefferson
Q2. Which event marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War in 1775?
- Boston Tea Party (B) Battle of Saratoga
(C) Battles of Lexington and Concord (D) Treaty of Paris
Ans :- (C) Battles of Lexington and Concord
Q3. Which act imposed taxes on newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards in the American
Colonies?
(A) Sugar Act (B) Stamp Act (C) Townshend Acts (D) Tea Act
Ans :- (B) Stamp Act
Q4. Which treaty officially ended the American Revolution in 1783?
(A) Treaty of Versailles (B) Treaty of Ghent (C) Treaty of Paris (D) Jay Treaty
Ans :- (C) Treaty of Paris
Q5. Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution?
(A) Battle of Yorktown (B) Battle of Saratoga (C) Battle of Bunker Hill (D) Battle of Trenton
Ans :- (B) Battle of Saratoga
Q6. Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
(A) John Adams (B) George Washington (C) Alexander Hamilton (D) Benedict Arnold
Ans :- (B) George Washington
Q7. Which European country provided significant military support to the American colonies against Britain?
(A) Spain (B) France (C) Netherlands (D) Portugal
Ans :- (B) France
Q8. Which pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, encouraged the American colonies to seek independence?
(A) The Federalist Papers (B) The Wealth of Nations (C) Common Sense (D) The Rights of Man
Ans :- (C) Common Sense
Q9. What was the main slogan of American revolutionaries against British taxation?
(A) Give me liberty or give me death! (B) No taxation without representation!
(C) Join or Die! (D) We the People!
Ans :- (B) No taxation without representation!
Q10. Which British law led to the famous Boston Tea Party protest in 1773?
(A) Townshend Acts (B) Tea Act (C) Quartering Act (D) Intolerable Acts
Ans :- (B) Tea Act
Q11. Which American leader was known for his diplomatic efforts in securing French support?
(A) George Washington (B) Thomas Jefferson (C) Benjamin Franklin (D) John Adams
Ans :- (C) Benjamin Franklin
Q12. Which battle led to the surrender of British forces under General Cornwallis?
(A) Battle of Saratoga (B) Battle of Yorktown (C) Battle of Bunker Hill (D) Battle of Lexington
Ans :- (B) Battle of Yorktown
Q13. Who was the British king during the American Revolution?
(A) King George III (B) King James II (C) King Edward VII (D) King Charles II
Ans :- (A) King George III
Q14. What was the name of the first governing document of the United States?
(A) The U.S. Constitution (B) The Articles of Confederation
(C) The Bill of Rights (D) The Declaration of Independence
Ans :- (B) The Articles of Confederation
Q15. Which American leader is known as the “Father of the Constitution”?
(A) Thomas Jefferson (B) James Madison (C) Alexander Hamilton (D) John Adams
Ans :- (B) James Madison
Q16. Which act required colonists to house British soldiers?
(A) Sugar Act (B) Quartering Act (C) Stamp Act (D) Townshend Acts
Ans :- (B) Quartering Act
Q17. In which year did the French Revolution begin?
(A) 1776 (B) 1789 (C) 1799 (D) 1815
Ans :- (B) 1789
Q18. What was the main cause of the French Revolution?
(A) Industrial Revolution (B) Economic crisis and social inequality
(C) Religious conflicts (D) Expansion of the British Empire
Ans :- (B) Economic crisis and social inequality
Q19. Which estate paid the majority of taxes in prerevolutionary France?
(A) First Estate (B) Second Estate (C) Third Estate (D) Nobility
Ans :- (C) Third Estate
Q20. What was the name of the prison stormed on July 14, 1789, marking the start of the revolution?
(A) Versailles (B) Bastille (C) Louvre (D) Tuileries
Ans :- (B) Bastille
Q21. Which document, adopted in 1789, proclaimed liberty, equality, and fraternity?
(A) Magna Carta (B) Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
(C) Communist Manifesto (D) Bill of Rights
Ans :- (B) Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Q22. Who was the king of France at the time of the French Revolution?
(A) Louis XIV (B) Louis XV (C) Louis XVI (D) Napoleon Bonaparte
Ans :- (C) Louis XVI
Q23. What was the purpose of the Estates-General meeting in 1789?
(A) To create a new constitution (B) To resolve France’s financial crisis
(C) To expand the French colonies (D) To elect a new king
Ans :- (B) To resolve France’s financial crisis
Q24. Which radical group led by Robespierre was responsible for the Reign of Terror?
(A) The Girondin (B) The Jacobins (C) The Sans-Culottes (D) The Monarchists
Ans :- (B) The Jacobins
Q25. Which device became the symbol of the Reign of Terror?
(A) The Sword (B) The Guillotine (C) The Cannon (D) The Crossbow
Ans :- (B) The Guillotine
Q26. Who was executed by guillotine on January 21, 1793?
(A) Louis XVI (B) Maximilien Robespierre (C) Napoleon Bonaparte (D) Voltaire
Ans :- (A) Louis XVI
Q27. Which queen of France was famous for saying “Let them eat cake” (though there is no historical proof)?
(A) Marie Antoinette (B) Catherine de Medici (C) Anne of Austria (D) Eleanor of Aquitaine
Ans :- (A) Marie Antoinette
Q28. Which event marked the end of the Reign of Terror?
- Execution of Louis XVI (B) Fall of Bastille
(C) Execution of Robespierre (D) Napoleon’s rise to power
Ans :- (C) Execution of Robespierre
Q29. Which government replaced the National Convention after the Reign of Terror?
(A) The Directory (B) The Consulate (C) The Monarchy (D) The Commune
Ans :- (A) The Directory
Q30. Who became the ruler of France after the fall of the Directory in 1799?
(A) Louis XVIII (B) Napoleon Bonaparte (C) Maximilien Robespierre (D) Jean-Paul Marat
Ans :- (B) Napoleon Bonaparte
Q31. Which battle led to Napoleon’s final defeat in 1815?
(A) Battle of Austerlitz (B) Battle of Leipzig (C) Battle of Waterloo (D) Battle of Trafalgar
Ans :- (C) Battle of Waterloo
Q32. Which principle was NOT a part of the French Revolution’s ideals?
(A) Liberty (B) Equality (C) Fraternity (D) Monarchy
Ans :- (D) Monarchy