Toward Revolution - Part 1

The theory that government should be based on the consent of the governed and that the governed have a duty to ensure that their government does not infringe on individual rights is known as _____.

• communism
• imperialism
• liberal based socialism
• republicanism

With its emphasis on personal religious experience rather than the authority of the ministers, and as one of the first events to create a shared experience for Americans, the _____ has been viewed as an early form of revolutionary activity.

• Battle of Saratoga
• Great Awakening
• Declaration of Independence
• emancipation of indentured servants

Which of the following statements was true of the American revolutionaries?

• All of the revolutionaries were well trained and paid by the Continental Congress.
• Throughout the Revolutionary War, the revolutionaries had no official central authority.
• The revolutionaries could easily raise money as many people, including wealthy landlords, were willing to fund the Revolutionary War.
• The revolutionaries reported to Thomas Paine.

What was the goal of the British Army when initiating the second phase of the Revolutionary War?

• It was to prolong the war by constantly retreating inland, in hopes of gaining support back in England.
• It was to use the guerilla warfare approach against the American revolutionists as the Americans were unaccustomed to such type of battle.
• It was to gain aid from their allies the French.
• It was to isolate New England by taking control of New York City and the Great Lakes, then subduing the South, leaving Massachusetts stranded in its revolutionary fervor.

The French supported America's fight for independence by each of the following actions EXCEPT:

• declaring war on Spain, Britain's ally in the war
• by providing soldiers from the French Army.
• use of the French navy against the British
• by providing help from French officers, such as the Marquis de Lafayette.

After the Declaration of Independence, Americans ___.

• were secure in the fact that 90% of Americans supported the war.
• were confident that their large professional army could defeat the British.
• hoped to establish their own monarchy.
• had no standing army and faced the world's most powerful military.

The Continental Army forced the British to evacuate Boston in March 1776, which led to:

• the end of the eleven-month siege of the city.
• the eventual founding of the Sons of Liberty.
• the decrease in the number of loyalists in New York.
• the renewal of British attempts to besiege the city in order to break the unity of the colonists.

Imagine that you are a 23-year-old American woman living in New England during the 1760s. You are a member of a group that organizes boycotts against products such as cloth and tea imported from Britain. In this scenario, you are most likely a member of the group called _____.

• Daughters of Liberty
• the Colonial Dames of America
• the Tories
• the Redcoats

Sam was a colonist who lived in Massachusetts. In 1774, the British Crown blocked the Boston port until the town paid for the destroyed Tea. As a result of this, Sam grew to resent the British even more. These restrictions were most likely imposed by the _____.

• Declaratory Act
• Massachusetts Government Act
• Quebec Act
• Boston Port Act

Which of the following is true of the Townshend Acts of 1767?

• These acts required colonies to provide names of rebel troublemakers.
• These acts laid duties on glass, lead for paint, tea, paper, and a handful of other items.
• These acts reduced taxes on molasses and sugar and laid taxes on indigo, pimento, some wines, and coffee.
• These acts mandated the use of stamped paper for all official papers.