Week 5 Quiz - War for Independence

Which short pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 helped galvanize colonial support for the war against Britain?

• Declaration of Independence

• Common Sense

• Causes and Necessities

• Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

Which four principles constitute the American view of government?

• All men are created equal.

• All men have inalienable rights from God.

• Government receives its authority from the people.

• Governments that fail to protect citizen's rights can be altered or abolished.

• Governments have a moral obligation to provide for the needs and equality of its citizens.

Which of the following were part of Washington's strategy to win the war?

• retreat

• maintain morale

• get help from the French

• win a large decisive battle

• drive the British from North America

Which battle marked the end of the War for Independence?

• Cowpens

• Trenton

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Bunker Hill

Which battle convinced the French to enter the war on the side of the Americans?

• Cowpens

• Trenton

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Bunker Hill

In which colonial region did the War for Independence begin?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Canada

What is the significance of the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga?

• The captured weapons helped free Boston from the British.

• It brought the French into the war.

• The victory at Boston convinced Congress to issue the Declaration of Independence.

• It gave Americans confidence that they could stand against the British army.

Which battle was a surprise attack on Christmas day memorialized in Washington's famous crossing of the Delaware River?

• Brooklyn Heights

• Trenton

• Bunker Hill

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

Which act of the British government asserted Parliament's right to pass any law regarding the colonies that it desired?

• Stamp Act

• Declaratory Act

• Townshend Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

• Quartering Act

Which of the following was NOT a justification by the colonists for declaring independence?

• Suspending their rights to representative assemblies

• Suspending their "power of the purse" in paying local government officials

• Sending the military to be quartered in the colonies to enforce British policies

• Requiring that British soldiers be tried in America rather than back in England

• Declaring that colonial assemblies had supreme authority, even over parliament