Revolutionary War

How did France affect the American Revolution?

• It entered the war as an ally of Britain.

• It entered the war as an ally of the United States.

• It remained neutral but sold weapons to Britain

  and the United States.

• It used its navy to stop British troops from sailing

  to North America.

Why did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?

• To encourage colonists to join the Continental

  Army

• To persuade Parliament to remove taxes in the

  colonies

• To warn that the colonies had no right to revolt

  against Britain

• To explain why the colonies should separate from

  Britain

What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• To demand colonial representation in the British

  Parliament

• To explain the reasons why the colonies were

  separating from Britain

• To support the economic system between Britain

  and the colonies

• To persuade British Parliament to pass more just

  laws for the colonies

What does Thomas Jefferson mean by the phrase unalienable

rights?

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created

equal; that they are endowed [given] by their Creator with certain

unalienable rights; that among these are Life, Liberty, and the

pursuit of Happiness."

• Rights that are granted by kings

• Rights that are granted by the government

• Rights that all people are born with

• Rights that are protected by a constitution

What are the three unalienable rights, according to the Declaration of

Independence? Choose three correct answers.

• Life

• Money

• Liberty

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Freedom of Religion

How does the Declaration of Independence outline the right to

abolish the government?

• The Declaration lists grievances to show that

  Parliament was not acting in accordance with the

  king's wishes.

• The Declaration lists grievances to show that

  Britain failed to fulfill its duty to protect the rights

  of colonists.

• The Declaration highlights parts of the English Bill

  of Rights to show which rights were violated.

• The Declaration highlights military conflicts to

  show that British troops were to blame.

How did the tactics of the British and Continental Army differ?

• The British fought in conventional battles, but the

  Continental Army used guerilla warfare.

• The British enlisted American Indian allies, but

  the Continental Army allied with the French.

• The British enlisted young inexperienced troops,

  but the Continental Army used only professional

  soldiers.

• The British tried to contain the fighting to New

  England, but the Continental Army pushed them

  into the South.

The following paragraph explains the British blockade of the American colonies' coast during the Revolutionary War.

At the time of the Revolutionary War, the British Royal Navy was the most powerful naval force in the world. In order to weaken the rebellion in the 13 Colonies, Britain organized a naval blockade. Some ships from their large fleet were used to block both entry and exit from colonial ports to access the Atlantic Ocean. Neither war nor trade vessels could travel in or out.

How did the British blockade affect the colonies during the Revolutionary War?

Choose TWO correct answers.

• It caused scarcity.

• It caused supply to increase.

• It caused prices to increase.

• It caused France to join the fighting.

• It caused the Continental Congress to raise

  taxes.

The most commonly used weapon in the Revolutionary War was the _______?

• musket

• cannon

• gun

• sword

In the Continental Army, the ______ for guns and ammunition was ______ supply.

• supply; less than

• demand; greater than

• supply; greater than

• demand; less than