Chapter 5 Social Studies Review

Why was Samual Adams important in the Revolution?

• He became the first president of the United States.

• He spoke out for the rights of colonists.

• He created the Boston Tea Party

• He was British and did not help.

Why was Mercy Otis Warren important in the Revolution?

• She encouraged colonists to boycott taxed goods.

• She joined the army and helped win battles.

• She was a spy for the colonists.

Why did Thomas Paine write "Common Sense"?

• He wanted to start a newspaper.

• He wanted to convince people to stay loyal to the King.

• Many colonists starting thinking that they should separate from Britain.

• He wanted to make his journal public for everyone to read.

What is an unalienable right?

• A right that you are born with, that can never be taken away.

• The rights that the King thought the colonists should have.

• Rights that only free men could have.

• Rights for slaves when they became free.

What was an effect of the battle of Saratoga?

• It led France to form an alliance with the United States.

• It cut New England off from the rest of the states.

• It led Spain to form an alliance with Britain.

• It made loyalists decide to move to the South.

What was a problem for soldiers at Valley Forge?

• They didn't have warm clothes.

• They didn't have food.

• They needed more training.

• All of the above

How did Washington's army defeat the Hessians?

• Washington did not actually win this battle.

• They had more men.

• They had more guns.

• They caught them by surprise.

Why did some African Americans fight for the British?

• They were forced to.

• They hated the colonists and wanted to fight against them.

• A British official promised them freedom.

• They were going to be paid for their service.

How did the French help at the Battle of Yorktown?

• They gave them a fake location of the Battle.

• They stole all of their cannons.

• They led them on a chase to distract them.

• They blocked the British navy from helping Cornwallis.

How did women help out the Revolution efforts?

• They made clothes, helped the sick, and brought food and water. Some were even spies.

• Women stayed at home with the children.

• Women had their own battles with other British women.

• Colonist women distracted the British soldiers by looking cute.