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Think You Know the Revolution?

Question of the Week 3/30 to 4/5/26:

Hint: Their monarch famously issued a declaration that led to the League of Armed Neutrality.

In addition to the Hessians, which foreign soldiers did the British attempt to recruit—but were ultimately refused?

Two portraits of Hessian soldiers during the American Revolution. Hessians.
Two portraits of Hessian soldiers during the American Revolution. Hessians.

Question of the Week 3/23 to 3/29/26:

Hint: This Founding Father’s father was a maltster.

Who said this in and in what context: "Is not America already independent? Why then not declare it?"

Clockwise from top: 1772 portrait of Samuel Adams pointing to the Massachusetts Charter by John Singleton Copley; Benjamin Franklin portrait by Joseph Duplessis, circa 1785; official Thomas Jefferson portrait by Rembrandt Peale, 1800; Joseph Warren portrait by John Singleton Copley, circa 1765.
Clockwise from top: Samuel Adams; Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Joseph Warren.

Question of the Week 3/16 to 3/22/26:

Hint: The person who penned this famous line transformed a rebellion in the American colonies into a full-fledged Revolutionary War for independence. Brief explanation and link to the deeper-dive appear after the quiz.

Who said this in and in what context: "We have it in our power to begin the world over again"

Image of four American founders, clockwise from top: Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Paine.
Clockwise from top: Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Paine.

Question of the Week 3/8 to 3/15/26:

Hint: Consider both the immediate deaths and those who later died from wounds received that night. Brief explanation and link to the deeper-dive appear after the quiz.

How many people died in the Boston Massacre (March 5, 1770)?

The Boston Massacre, an engraving by Paul Revere.
The Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770

Question of the Week 3/1 to 3/7/26:

Hint: This organizational innovation proved crucial to the Revolution’s success. Brief explanation and link to the deeper-dive appear after the quiz.

What was the main role of the Committees of Correspondence before the American Revolution?

This image depicts the Boston Committee of Correspondence meeting under the Liberty Tree.
Boston Committee of Correspondence meeting under the Liberty Tree
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