Unit 3 - The American Revolution

Which of the following contributed most to the American victory in the Revolution?

• French military and financial assistance

• The failure of Loyalists to participate in military action

• A major American military victory at Valley Forge

• Support from the French Canadians

Which statement about Valley Forge in the winter of 1777-1778 is MOST accurate?

• Royalists were encouraged by reports of Washington’s forces at Valley Forge.

• Conditions at Valley Forge ended hopes for colonial independence.

• Valley Forge was the scene of much hardship for General Washington’s troops.

• The battle at Valley Forge was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.

The Continental Army’s victory at Saratoga was especially important for which of the following reasons?

• It was the first colonial military victory of the American Revolution.

• It was the result of a daring move by General Washington on Christmas night 1776.

• It convinced France that the colonies could win the war, giving them a crucial ally.

• It resulted in Britain’s immediate surrender and served as the final decisive battle of war

The effect of the American Revolution was the same for women, American Indians, and enslaved and free blacks in what way?

• They Treaty of Paris, 1783 allowed payments for their war efforts

• The Treaty of Paris, 1783 allowed the right to vote for their war efforts

• The Treaty of Paris, 1783 gave land for their war efforts

• The Treaty of Paris, 1783 did not reward nor recognize their war efforts

Which of the following was not stated in the Treaty of Paris in 1783?

• British recognition of American Independence.

• Establishment of the boundaries of Canada.

• That British forgive prewar debts of colonists

• That all lands west of the Appalachians belong to Native Americans

The American army in the early years of the War for Independence can be characterized as

• A well-trained army with a strong tradition of bravery under fire

• Ill fed, ill clothed, and ill trained

• Buoyed by a string of exhilarating victories

• Floundering because of a lack of any effective leaders

The Treaty of Paris of 1783

• granted the United States independence from England

• ended French colonial holdings in North America.

• eventually became a major cause of the Mexican War.

• ensured Loyalists would not be compensated for their lands.

The Battle of Yorktown is significant in the American Revolution because

• it was there that the “shot heard ‘round the world” was fired.

• the British Army surrendered after being surrounded.

• it marked the only time Washington was ever defeated in battle.

• the British victory there succeeded in dividing George Washington’s Colonial Army into two parts.

Lord Charles Cornwallis role in the American Revolution is significant because

• he successfully defeated Washington outside of New York City.

• his invasion of Virginia eventually led to his being trapped in 1781 at the battle of Yorktown.

• led the British invasion of the colonies by way of the Canada territory.

• he abandoned the British Army and declared his allegiance to the Colonial Army.

In the United States, the Marquis de Lafayette is best known for

• giving away secrets to the Germans in World War II.

• is role in the XYZ Affair with the French government.

• leading the French Resistance to aid American pilots in World War II.

• Training troops at Valley Forge and helping secure money from France.