CA2 Test Corrections

The ​ (a)   Tea Party was a political ​ (b)   . The Colonists were frustrated with the taxes and decided to dress as ​ (c)   and dump tea into the harbor. This act of ​ (d)   cost millions in damages.

• Boston
• protest
• Natives
• rebellion

The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolution because it brought ​ (a)   into the was as an American ​ (b)  

• France
• ally
• Spain
• Enemy

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• It gave the rules of a new country

• It told colonists where they could settle

• It announced the colonies' reasons for separation from England

Author of the Pamphlet Common Sense Thomas ​ (a)  

Author of the Declaration of Independence Thomas ​ (b)  

• Paine
• Jefferson

What land was obtained after the American Revolution in 1783?

Label this map of North America in 1783

a

b

c

Britain

Spain

United States

What two things did America gain from the Treaty of Paris 1783?

• • Britain recognized that America was its own country 

• • America gained territory up to the Mississippi River.

• Britain maintained control of all American territory

• • America gained territory up to the Pacific Ocean.

On October 19, 1781, British General Cornwallis surrendered at ​ (a)   effectively securing the Patriot victory and ending the American Revolution.  Peace negotiations were signed, and the ​ (b)   formally recognized the United States as a free and independent nation.   

• Yorktown
• Saratoga
• Treaty of Paris 1783
• Treaty of Paris 1763

What act is best described in the box?

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts

Which of the following statements is FALSE about the Battle of Yorktown:

• The French navy defeated the British navy
  

• This was the turning point in the war which enabled France to enter the war

• This was the final major battle of the American Revolutionary War.