Review Content #2

The ___________ fought hard to gain America's freedom from the king of England.

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• freedom

• treaty

The American Revolutionary war was ___________ the American colonists and England(Great Britain).

• between

• soldiers

• government

• rights

This American victory was the turning point in the American Revolutionary war and encouraged the French to join forces with them (the Americans).
(Turning point is a big change in a situation)

• Saratoga
• Yorktown
• Bunker Hill
• Lexington and Concord

At the end of the  American Revolution war, the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783.  What was the most important thing that the American colonists gained from this agreement?

• Americans gained their independence(freedom) from Great Britain
• Americans decided to keep King George III as their leader
• Americans decided to say that Great Britain won the war
• Nothing was gained from the signed agreement

The British had many advantages in the war, including ____.

• home field advantage

• support of the French

• men anxious to be in the army

• a strong navy and well-trained army

Why was the American victory at Saratoga a turning point of the war?

• King George III agreed to give the Americans their independence after the battle at

  Saratoga.

• General Howe met with General Washington after the battle at Saratoga.

• The French announced their support for the Americans after the battle at Saratoga.

• The Americans convinced the British forces to give up after the battle at Saratoga.

Where did the the Patriots suffer through a terrible winter; lacking adequate food, clothing and shelter, but were able to survive due to the leadership of George Washington?

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• Valley Forge

• Albany

Victory in this battle led to the surrender of General Cornwallis, and ended the American Revolution creating American independence.

• Battle of the Bulge

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Lexington

• Battle of Yorktown

Why was the national government under the Constitution stronger than the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

• It had the power to enforce its laws.

• The supremacy clause made state laws the highest in the land.

• It did not have the power to tax the people.

• State governments had been dissolved.

Which of the following decided how slaves would be counted into the figuring a state’s population?

• The Virginia Plan

• Three-fifths Compromise

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise