US History MCQs

US Revolutionary War Spies MCQs with Answer

Who is known as “America’s First Spy” for his espionage activities during the Revolutionary War?
a) Nathan Hale
b) John André
c) Paul Revere
d) Benedict Arnold
Answer: a) Nathan Hale

Which female spy is famous for her role in passing messages across enemy lines while posing as a Dutch maid?
a) Lydia Darragh
b) Deborah Sampson
c) Mary Ludwig Hays
d) Molly Pitcher
Answer: a) Lydia Darragh

Who was a double agent and provided valuable intelligence to the Continental Army while working for the British?
a) John André
b) Benedict Arnold
c) Ethan Allen
d) Patrick Henry
Answer: b) Benedict Arnold

Which spy ring, organized by George Washington, used codes and invisible ink to communicate important information?
a) Culper Ring
b) Patriot Ring
c) Liberty Ring
d) Freedom Ring
Answer: a) Culper Ring

Who served as a spy for the Continental Army and used her position as a tavern owner to gather information from British soldiers?
a) Abigail Adams
b) Betsy Ross
c) Sybil Ludington
d) Anna Strong
Answer: d) Anna Strong

Which spy, also known as “Agent 355,” provided crucial information to the Continental Army and is believed to have died in British custody?
a) Lydia Barrington Darragh
b) Anna Smith Strong
c) Elizabeth Burgin
d) Unknown
Answer: d) Unknown

Who was a free African American spy who successfully infiltrated British lines and gathered important military intelligence?
a) James Armistead Lafayette
b) Crispus Attucks
c) Peter Salem
d) Salem Poor
Answer: a) James Armistead Lafayette

Which British officer was hanged as a spy for his involvement in the conspiracy to capture West Point?
a) Nathan Hale
b) John André
c) Thomas Paine
d) Patrick Ferguson
Answer: b) John André

Who was a young colonial woman who used her knitting skills to transmit messages to American troops?
a) Mary Silliman
b) Deborah Sampson
c) Sybil Ludington
d) Betty Zane
Answer: a) Mary Silliman

Which spy is known for riding through the night to warn American militia of a British attack, similar to Paul Revere’s ride?
a) Paul Revere
b) Sybil Ludington
c) Israel Putnam
d) Ethan Allen
Answer: b) Sybil Ludington

Who was an enslaved African American who spied on the British and served as a guide for American forces during the Battle of Yorktown?
a) Crispus Attucks
b) Peter Salem
c) Salem Poor
d) James Armistead Lafayette
Answer: d) James Armistead Lafayette

Which American silversmith rode to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them?
a) Nathan Hale
b) John André
c) Paul Revere
d) Benedict Arnold
Answer: c) Paul Revere

Who was a woman who served as a spy and messenger during the Revolutionary War, sometimes disguising herself as a man?
a) Betsy Ross
b) Molly Pitcher
c) Mary Ludwig Hays
d) Deborah Sampson
Answer: d) Deborah Sampson

Which British officer was sent to gather intelligence on American forces but was captured and hanged as a spy?
a) Patrick Henry
b) John André
c) Benedict Arnold
d) Thomas Paine
Answer: b) John André

Which Native American woman served as a messenger and guide for American forces during the Battle of Saratoga?
a) Molly Brant
b) Pocahontas
c) Sacagawea
d) Molly Pitcher
Answer: a) Molly Brant

Who was a Patriot spy who used her charm and social connections to gather information from British officers?
a) Deborah Sampson
b) Anna Smith Strong
c) Lydia Darragh
d) Lydia Barrington Darragh
Answer: c) Lydia Darragh

Who was an African American spy who provided intelligence to the Continental Army by posing as a runaway slave?
a) Peter Salem
b) Salem Poor
c) Crispus Attucks
d) James Armistead Lafayette
Answer: d) James Armistead Lafayette

Which American patriot posed as a British loyalist to gather information about British troop movements and plans?
a) Thomas Paine
b) Patrick Henry
c) Nathan Hale
d) Israel Putnam
Answer: d) Israel Putnam

Who was a female spy who used her knitting to encode messages about British activities and pass them to American troops?
a) Anna Smith Strong
b) Lydia Barrington Darragh
c) Lydia Darragh
d) Mary Silliman
Answer: b) Lydia Barrington Darragh

Which Native American woman served as an interpreter and guide for American forces during the Revolutionary War?
a) Pocahontas
b) Sacagawea
c) Molly Brant
d) Molly Pitcher
Answer: c) Molly Brant

Who was a young woman who helped smuggle information across British lines by writing messages on the back of her dress during the Revolutionary War?
a) Deborah Sampson
b) Mary Silliman
c) Sybil Ludington
d) Ann Bates
Answer: d) Ann Bates

Which American patriot served as a spy and used his skills as a printer to secretly convey important information?
a) John Adams
b) Samuel Adams
c) Thomas Paine
d) Benjamin Franklin
Answer: c) Thomas Paine

Who was a British officer who spied on American forces and communicated secretly with Benedict Arnold?
a) John André
b) Nathan Hale
c) Thomas Gage
d) Patrick Henry
Answer: a) John André

Which woman is known for her role in saving George Washington’s army by warning of an impending British attack?
a) Deborah Sampson
b) Sybil Ludington
c) Molly Pitcher
d) Betsy Ross
Answer: b) Sybil Ludington

Who was a Loyalist spy known for passing information about American troop movements to the British?
a) Nathan Hale
b) John André
c) Benedict Arnold
d) Isaac Bissell
Answer: d) Isaac Bissell

Which American general and spy is known for his successful covert operations against the British in New York?
a) Nathanael Greene
b) George Washington
c) Horatio Gates
d) Daniel Morgan
Answer: a) Nathanael Greene

Who was a Patriot spy known for helping to capture British General Cornwallis by infiltrating his camp?
a) Benjamin Tallmadge
b) Nathan Hale
c) John André
d) Israel Putnam
Answer: a) Benjamin Tallmadge

Which individual served as a spy and courier, delivering messages between American forces and French allies?
a) Marquis de Lafayette
b) Benjamin Franklin
c) Alexander Hamilton
d) John Laurens
Answer: d) John Laurens

Who was a young woman who served as a Patriot spy and nurse during the Revolutionary War?
a) Molly Pitcher
b) Betsy Ross
c) Mary Silliman
d) Lydia Darragh
Answer: a) Molly Pitcher

Which British officer and spy plotted with Benedict Arnold to surrender West Point to the British?
a) John André
b) Thomas Gage
c) Patrick Ferguson
d) Charles Cornwallis
Answer: a) John André

Who was an African American patriot who served as a spy and fighter during the Revolutionary War?
a) Peter Salem
b) James Armistead Lafayette
c) Crispus Attucks
d) Salem Poor
Answer: a) Peter Salem

Which Native American leader and diplomat played a key role in negotiating alliances during the Revolutionary War?
a) Joseph Brant
b) Tecumseh
c) Sitting Bull
d) Geronimo
Answer: a) Joseph Brant

Who was a British officer and spy who attempted to coordinate with Benedict Arnold to betray the Continental Army?
a) John André
b) Thomas Gage
c) William Howe
d) Charles Cornwallis
Answer: a) John André

Which American spy used her cover as a traveling saleswoman to gather information from British officers?
a) Betsy Ross
b) Mary Silliman
c) Mary Hays McCauley
d) Lydia Barrington Darragh
Answer: b) Mary Silliman

Who was a Patriot spy known for his role in exposing a conspiracy to surrender West Point to the British?
a) Alexander Hamilton
b) Nathan Hale
c) Daniel Morgan
d) Hercules Mulligan
Answer: a) Alexander Hamilton

Which Native American warrior led raids against American settlers and sided with the British during the Revolutionary War?
a) Tecumseh
b) Joseph Brant
c) Sitting Bull
d) Crazy Horse
Answer: b) Joseph Brant

Who was an American spy known for his role in uncovering British plots and intelligence gathering?
a) Benjamin Tallmadge
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) John Laurens
d) Patrick Henry
Answer: a) Benjamin Tallmadge

Which Native American woman served as a guide and interpreter for Lewis and Clark’s expedition?
a) Molly Brant
b) Pocahontas
c) Sacagawea
d) Molly Pitcher
Answer: c) Sacagawea

Who was a Patriot spy known for her work in relaying important information about British troop movements?
a) Mary Silliman
b) Deborah Sampson
c) Abigail Adams
d) Martha Washington
Answer: a) Mary Silliman

Which American leader and spy is known for his role in capturing British forts and gathering intelligence?
a) Israel Putnam
b) Daniel Morgan
c) Horatio Gates
d) Nathanael Greene
Answer: b) Daniel Morgan

Who was a British officer and spy who attempted to bribe American officers into betraying their cause?
a) John André
b) Thomas Gage
c) Charles Cornwallis
d) William Howe
Answer: a) John André

Which woman served as a Patriot spy and nurse during the Revolutionary War, earning the nickname “The Heroine of Fort Washington”?
a) Mary Silliman
b) Lydia Barrington Darragh
c) Deborah Sampson
d) Margaret Corbin
Answer: d) Margaret Corbin

Who was an African American patriot who served as a spy and soldier during the Revolutionary War?
a) Peter Salem
b) James Armistead Lafayette
c) Crispus Attucks
d) Salem Poor
Answer: b) James Armistead Lafayette

Which American spy and inventor used his skills to create secret codes and ciphers for the Continental Army?
a) Paul Revere
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) Benjamin Franklin
d) John Jay
Answer: c) Benjamin Franklin

Who was a Patriot spy who posed as a British servant to gather information from British officers?
a) Lydia Barrington Darragh
b) Sybil Ludington
c) Anna Smith Strong
d) Mary Silliman
Answer: a) Lydia Barrington Darragh

Which American leader and spy is known for his intelligence operations in New York, including recruitment of other spies?
a) Nathanael Greene
b) Alexander Hamilton
c) Benjamin Tallmadge
d) Israel Putnam
Answer: c) Benjamin Tallmadge

Who was a British officer who spied on American forces and reported information back to the British headquarters?
a) John André
b) Thomas Gage
c) Charles Cornwallis
d) William Howe
Answer: d) William Howe

Which American spy and printer helped distribute pamphlets and newspapers that promoted the Patriot cause?
a) John Adams
b) Samuel Adams
c) Thomas Paine
d) Benjamin Franklin
Answer: d) Benjamin Franklin

Who was a Loyalist spy known for his role in passing information between American forces and the British?
a) Isaac Bissell
b) John André
c) Benedict Arnold
d) Nathan Hale
Answer: a) Isaac Bissell

Which woman served as a Patriot spy, using her sewing skills to gather information about British troop movements?
a) Mary Silliman
b) Deborah Sampson
c) Betsy Ross
d) Lydia Darragh
Answer: c) Betsy Ross

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