RED UNIT MEGA TEST

Why were the Americans able to win the war over the British?

• The American had more food and supplies

• The Americans had the strongest Army

• Military tactics like guerrilla warfare and strong allies

• The Americans had a better navy

60 years following the American Revolution, Ralph Waldo Emerson writes the line "shot heard round the world" referring to what battle?

• Lexington and Concord, the first battle

• Yorktown, the last battle

• Saratoga, the turning point

• Trenton and Princeton, the surprise attack on Christmas

What French noblemen helped supply and train troops at Valley Forge?

• Wentworth Chesswell

• John Locke

• Charles de Montesquieu

• Marquis de Lafayette

Who, along with Paul Revere, alerted the Americans that the British were coming on April 18, 1775?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Wentworth Chesswell

• Samuel Adams

Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered the turning point of the war?

• France and Spain become allies with the United States

• George Washington is wounded and Samuel Adams takes over the army

• Saratoga is the last battle and the Patriots win the war!

• It was not the turning point

What became the boundary lines of the United States after the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783?

• The U.S. won the land all the way to the Rocky Mountains in the west down to the Spanish territory in the South

• The U.S. took over parts of present day Canada

• The U.S. won the land all the way to the Appalachian Mountains

• U.S. won the land all the way to the Mississippi River in the west, Great Lakes in the North, and down to Spanish Florida in the South.

What were the conditions and morale like at Valley Forge?

• Solders were freezing, starving, and overall miserable at Valley Forge

• Everyone was in high spirits! The Patriots had just won the war!

• George Washington left his soldiers at Valley Forge and retuned home to Mount Vernon

• Everyone was pretty happy it was the middle of summer so the weather was nice and they had a ton of food.

Which of the following Acts of Parliament was a TAX imposed on the colonist without their consent?

• Quartering Act

• Proclamation Line

• Townshend Act

• Quebec Act

Define Passive

• allowing things to happen without resistance

• getting very angry

• breaking the law in a civilized manner

• doing what is best for the whole not what is best for you

What message was Benjamin Franklin trying to get across to the colonist with this political cartoon?

• The colonies needed to avoid conflict with Great Britain or face ruin

• The colonies must unite together to fight the French or face destruciton

• The colonies were facing very dangerous snakes!

• The colonies had to fight for representation in the British Parliament