Chapter 5 Review APUSH

In 1775, as conflicts with England intensified, American colonists

•  saw their larger population as a key advantage over England. 
• made extensive efforts to prepare themselves for war
• were deeply divided about what they were fighting for.
• considered arming slaves to help build up the colonial army

The author of Common Sense

• was an American who had never been to England. 
• considered the English constitution to be the greatest problem facing the colonists. 
•             sold very few copies of his pamphlet until after the war was won.
• was arrested by British officials and charged with treason.

The Declaration of Independence

• borrowed heavily from previously published colonial documents
• was never formally approved by the Second Continental Congress
• avoided making any direct criticism of the king.
• called for the formation of a two-party democracy

The war effort by American colonists would be financed primarily by 

• borrowing from abroad
• printing paper money
• melting down jewelry into specie
•             spending hard currency

Which of the following took place during the first phase (1775-1776) of the Revolutionary War?

• American troops took Nova Scotia
• American troops captured Quebec
• The British won a significant victory in North Carolina
• British troops evacuated Boston

      During the second phase (1776-1778) of the American Revolution, British military efforts were hampered by

•             a severe shortage of new soldiers coming from England.
• an American blockade of British ships
• the American capture of the commanding British general
•             a series of tactical blunders and misfortunes

            Among the following, who was NOT a British general during the American Revolution?

• Thomas Gage
• William Howe
• John Burgoyne
• Horatio Gates

In the aftermath of the Declaration of Independence, the colonies began to call themselves states. Why?

• as an extralegal act against British sovereignty
• the belief that each was a sovereign entity 
• in response to the British custom of calling them provinces
•             their definition as such in the preamble

Which of the following nations opposed England during the American Revolution

• Portugal 
• Sweden
• The Netherlands
• Canada

In the final phase (1778-81) of the American Revolution, the British

• mounted their largest military assault against the Continental army
•             badly overestimated the support of American Loyalists
• made a focused effort to win public support in the northern colonies.
• concentrated their efforts on capturing individual Patriots.