Am History Exam Review 5

Who was the young Connecticut officer that went behind enemy lines with documents hidden in his shoes?

• Hyam Saloman

• James Armistead

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Nathan Hale

What was the plan for the Continental navy during the war?

• avoid sailing far from the coast to avoid having to fight the British navy in open waters

• attack the British navy whenever possible

• attack the British Isles to force British navy to defend them

• avoid fighting the British navy and attack the British supply ships instead

Who volunteered to serve in the Continental army without pay?

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Baron Friedrich von Steuben

• John Paul Jones

• Bernardo de Galvez

Which one of these ARE part of the Coersive Acts?

• The colonists must pay taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.

• Royal officials accused of crimes were sent to Britain for trial.

• The colonists must provide documents for independence.

• Taxes were placed on newspapers, licenses, and paper products.

What was the importance of the Battle of Yorktown?

• The Continental Army secured North and South Carolina.

• The British army under General Cornwallis surrendered to an American and French army in the last major battle of the war.

• The British army captured the port city and took thousands of Patriots.

• The British army formed a new alliance with France.

On the night of April 18, 1775, a force of 700 British soldiers left Boston in search of a major colonial weapons storehouse rumored to be located where?

• Lexington

• Concord

• Cambridge

• Bunker Hill

Who failed their attempt to take the British at Quebec?

• General William Howe

• General Benedict Arnold

• General Richard Montgomery

• General Horatio Gates

In the famous battle between the British ship the Serapis and the Patriot ship Bonhomme Richard, who said this during the battle: "I have not yet begun to fight!"

• John Paul Jones

• George Rogers Clark

• Richard Pearson

• William Howe

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." Which country does that expression refer to in this chapter?

• Russia

• Germany

• Ireland

• France