REVOLUTION: What do you remember about your history lessons on the Revolutionary War? Reader’s Digest featured a patriotic quiz, seeing what Americans know about events leading up to Independence Day. Answers will be at the bottom of the column.

1. How many people were killed during the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770?
2. What was dumped into Boston Harbor on Dec. 16, 1773, to protest Britain taxing the Colonies?
3. What is the name of the man who made a midnight ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn residents the British were coming?
4. What was the start date of the Revolutionary War?
5. What were the first battles of the American Revolution?
6. Who led the Continental Army during the war?
7. Who led the British Army during the war?
8. What nickname was used for British soldiers during the Revolution?
9. Which side won the Siege of Boston: the British or the Americans?
10. Which river did George Washington and his soldiers in the Continental Army cross on Dec. 25, 1776, in a surprise attack against the British?
11. Which European country gave the Colonies the most support during the Revolutionary War?
12. At which site did the Continental Army stay during the winter of 1777–1778?
13. What was the name of the treaty signed on Sept. 3, 1783, that officially recognized American independence?

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1) Five 2) Tea 3) Paul Revere 4) April 19, 1775 5) The battles of Lexington and Concord 6) George Washington 7) Major General William Howe 8) The Red Coats 9) Americans 10) The Delaware River 11) France 12) Valley Forge 13) The Treaty of Paris