US History Chapters 5-8 Post test review TMcHugh 2017

The main American strength when the Revolutionary war began was

• an army of well-trained militia volunteers
  
• a large and powerful navy
  
• an able and inspiring leader in George Washington
• a large supply of guns and bullets

Many African American joined the Continental Army hoping that

• independence would lead to the end of slavery
• they could return to Africa after the war
  
• Congress would give them land for their services
  
• Britain would grant them their freedom

After 1776 Washington’s  basic military strategy was to

• starve the British out of New York City
  
• defeat the British in one large battle
  
• avoid battles at all costs to keep his army safe
• fight a defensive war and tire the British out
  

Which was NOT a major effect of the French and Indian War?

• Reduced colonists’ need for protection
  
• Opened the Ohio Valley to settlement by removing Native Americans
• Led Parliament to tax the colonies to help pay off Britain’s war debt
  
• Greatly expanded Britain’s empire in North America.

What upset American colonists MOST about the Stamp Act

• Colonists did not want to pay taxes to keep British troops in the colonies
  
• The stamp tax raised the price of paper goods sold in the colonies
• Colonists believed that Parliament had not right to tax the colonies
  
• Parliament had not warned the colonies about the new stamp tax in advance.
  

The Townshend Acts and the Tea Act were

• opposed as “taxation without representation” by most colonists
  
• approved by most Patriots, but opposed by most Loyalists
  
• Failures because they raised the price of goods too high for colonists to pay
  
• accepted and obeyed by all but a few hotheads in Boston
  

The intolerable acts...

• forced the colonies to give in to Britain
  
• united the colonies against Britain
  
• divided the colonies against each other
  
• turned the colonies against Boston
  

The clashes between colonists and British troops at Lexington and Concord proved that

• General Gage was a weak military leader
• Colonists no longer felt any loyalty to Great Britain
  
• Americans were willing to fight for the right to govern themselves
• Militia troops were no match for well-trained British soldiers
  

What was the main impact of Common Sense in the colonies?

• It persuaded many colonies that the time had come to declare independence
• It reminded colonist that they  owed loyalty and respect to King George.
  
• It encouraged the colonies to seek a peaceful settlement with Britain.
• It convinced many colonists that they could not win a war against Britain.
  

The Declaration of Independence states that all people were born with certain rights that included:

• rights to elect leaders who represent the people
  
• rights to speak freely and to worship in peace
  
• right to feel safe and secure in one’s home
  
• right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of  happiness