Chapter 5 Test: The American Revolution

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Which conclusion best explains the importance of the Battle of Bunker Hill?

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The Americans were defeated, but they fought so well that many believed they could eventually win the war.

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What was one main cause of the British defeat at the Battle of Yorktown?

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Washington and Lafayette quickly made a plan that left Cornwallis stranded and surrounded.

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How did the movement called the Enlightenment influence the American Revolution?

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The Enlightenment thinkers developed the idea of a social contract, which became the foundation of the new American government.

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What evidence from the text supports the correct response to Part A? Options: “Many European philosophers in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries wanted to understand how reason and knowledge could improve people’s lives.”, “Before this time, most people in Europe believed that kings and queens had a divine right to rule.”, “This right allowed the monarchs to rule with absolute power over their subjects.”, “The idea of the social contract is particularly important in the Declaration [of Independence].”

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“The idea of the social contract is particularly important in the Declaration [of Independence].”

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How were the British troops different from the American troops?

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The British troops were more experienced and had better weapons than the American troops.

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What evidence from the text best supports your response? Options: “Britain financed the war by raising taxes on citizens living in Britain.”, “As a result, it was difficult to keep men from deserting, or leaving the army.”, “The British soldiers were also better trained and armed than the Americans soldiers.”, “The Americans took advantage of this British weakness to surprise the British in different kinds of terrain such as the swamps of the south and the forests of the north.”

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“The British soldiers were also better trained and armed than the Americans soldiers.”

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Which conclusion is best supported by evidence from the text? Options: Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, is the only woman whose account of the American Revolution survives. The Marquis de Lafayette, who planned the attack at Yorktown, was the least successful of the Americans’ European allies. Enslaved Africans, such as Peter Salem, chose not to fight in the war because they knew they would not gain their freedom after the war ended.

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Efforts from many groups, such as women and African Americans, helped turn the tide of the war in the Americans’ favor.

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What evidence from the text best explains why most Native Americans chose to side with Great Britain?

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The British promised to protect Native Americans’ land from the Americans who wanted to settle there.

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What event happened first? American and French troops defeat the British at Yorktown. The Americans defeat the British in both Battles of Saratoga. The Battles of Lexington and Concord take place in Massachusetts. The Declaration of Independence is signed

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The Battles of Lexington and Concord take place in Massachusetts.

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What event happened second? American and French troops defeat the British at Yorktown. The Americans defeat the British in both Battles of Saratoga. The Battles of Lexington and Concord take place in Massachusetts. The Declaration of Independence is signed

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The Declaration of Independence is signed