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WorksheetsChapter 6: Independence (1770-1783) Test Study Guide
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 3600secs
True or False
During the Boston Tea Party, an angry mob attacked the crews of some British ships and stole or destroyed everything in sight.
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Even before the Boston Tea Party, Americans had developed a heritage of violence
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Americans referred to the Coercive Acts as the "Intolerable Acts"
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The Quebec Act made Anglicanism the state religion throughout the American Colonies.
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The First Continental Congress was convened to declare the colonies' independence from Great Britain
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Militia were the most trustworthy type of soldiers in battle
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The American War for Independence was a revolution fundamentally different from the French and Russian Revolutions
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Only one in ten Americans supported the king during the Revolution
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Englishmen almost universally supported the war against the American colonies
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Although the English won the Battle of Bunker, they suffered more than twice as many casualties as the Americans
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At the time of the Olive Branch Petition, the Continental Congress had already decided to separate from Great Britain and establish independent states.
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The Declaration of American Rights (1774) asserted, "These United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States."
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Common Sense helped solidify public support for American Independence.
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Those who signed the Declaration of Independence pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their honor to support the cause of liberty.
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Trenton and Princeton were major battles in which Cornwallis lost most of his army
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According to the student text, the capture of a British army at Yorktown is considered the turning point of the Revolution
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The Americans' liability to win the Battle of Monmouth was due to their troops' poor training
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During the final phase of the war, England turned to the South because it was the center of opposition against the Crown
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When the British attacked the South in 1778 and 1779, their efforts were initially crowned with great success
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The Treaty of Paris was signed three months after the British surrender at Yorktown
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What was the crucial issue behind the War of Independence?
Stamp Tax
Tea Tax
An idealized view of liberty
Practical self-government
What British response to the Gaspee incident angered the colonists?
Hanging the ringleaders
Establishing an independent court of inquiry
Closing the harbor to Providence, Rhode Island
Passing the Tea Act of 1773
What was the main purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?
to make laws for the colonies
to supervise and supply militia
to provide news on British threats to liberty
to debate resolution on colonial rights
What sparked the Coercive Acts?
the Gaspee incident
the Boston Massacre
the Committees of Correspondence
the Boston Tea Party
What was a major accomplishment of the First Continental Congress?
Appointing a commander in chief
Asserting the rights of the colonies to govern themselves
Petitioning the king to stop the abuses of Parliament
Raising a continental army
Where was "the shot heard round the world" fired?
Monmouth
Concord
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Raleigh
Why did the British hire the Hessians?
The Hessians were better soldiers than the British regulars
Americans feared the Hessians
The British lacked popular support for the war effort
The British wanted to anger the American people with the offense
The Battle of Bunker Hill was an empty victory for the British because . . .
the Americans retained control of their fortifications on Bunker Hill
the British soldiers acted like cowards
the British failed to end the siege of Boston
the British general was killed during the battle
The major reason that the colonists lost the Battle of Bunker Hill was that . . .
the militia fled during the middle of the battle
the American generals made some major blunders
the British outnumbered the Americans almost four to one
the American soldiers ran out of ammunition
To whom was the Olive Branch Petition addressed?
King George III
British Parliament
French consulate
Colonial legislatures
What did Common Sense advocate?
blind obedience to the King
independence from Britain
a simple restoration of former colonial rights
colonial representation in Parliament
Which of the following acts of the Continental Congress occurred last?
the Declaration of American Rights
the Declaration of Independence
the Olive Branch Petition
the appointment of a commander in chief
Why did George Washington attempt to defend New York?
Washington underestimated the power of the British
Washington's army was trapped by the British in New York
The control of New York was essential to American victory
Giving up the city without a fight would damage support for the war
Which of the following battles helped raise American morale after the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Long Island?
Camden
Trenton
Vincennes
Kings Mountain
Princeton was an important victory for Washington because it . . .
brought France into the war
ravaged the British Army
raised the low morale of the Army
assured American control of the Northwest
The main reasons the British divided their forces during 1777 was that . . .
they wanted to surround the Continental army
the British commanders were too jealous of each other to cooperate
they wanted to cut New England off from the rest of the colonies
they attempted to conquer the East and the South at the same time
What act of treason did Benedict Arnold agree to perform?
to reveal Washington's military plans
to hand over a fort
to lose a battle
to command a Tory force
The Saratoga campaign was an important victory for the Patriots because it . . .
brought France into the war
brought peace
raised the low morale of the army
assured American control of the Northwest
Who was America's greatest ally during the Revolution?
Spain
Germany
France
Russia
Switzerland
For what statement is Captain John Paul Jones famous?
"I have not yet begun to fight!"
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
"These are the times that try men's souls."
"They fired the shot heard round the world."
The capture of Vincennes was an important victory for America because it . . .
brought France into the war
brought peace
raised the low morale of the army
assured American control of the Northwest
Where did most of the major battles take place in the South?
Georgia
North Carolina
Florida
Virginia
South Carolina
Where did the Americans suffer their greatest defeat, losing an entire army?
Camden
Cowpens
Charleston
Kings Mountain
In what capacity did the "Swamp Fox" help the war effort?
planning battle tactics
launching guerrilla raids
making political speeches
providing financial support
What American general in the South executed the most nearly perfect battle of the war?
Ethan Allen
Benedict Arnold
Horatio Gates
Daniel Morgan
Why young French aristocrat became a major general in the American army?
Marquis de Lafayette
Baron de Kalb
Count Pulaski
Baron von Steuben
What unexpected event turned Cornwallis's secure position at Yorktown into a hopeless trap?
the defeat of his army in battle
the arrival of the Continental army
the arrival of a French fleet with reinforcements
the capture of a copy of his military plans
At what point during the Revolution was "the world turned upside down"?
during the siege of Charleston
during the siege of Yorktown
during the Battle of Long Island
during the battles of Lexington and Concord
What action did Boston's Patriots take in 1773 when some British ships refused to take their tea back to England?
the Gaspee incident
the Boston Massacre
the Committees of Correspondence
the Boston Tea Party
What did the Patriots call Parliament's four acts intended to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party?
Stamp Act
Quartering Act of 1760
Intolerable Acts
Proclamation of 1791
What religion was given official sanction by the Quebec Act?
Baptist
Roman Catholicism
Islam
Anglicanism
Puritianism
What gathering of colonial representatives in 1774 asserted the right of the colonies to govern themselves?
First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
House of Burgesses
Third Continental Congress
What term refers to "citizen soldiers" such as the minutemen?
Militia
Corps
Legion
Mercenaries
What is the name for German mercenaries that the British hired to fight the colonists?
Militia
Corps
Hessians
Mercenaries
What term refers to professional, full-time soldiers?
Militia
Regulars
Hessians
Corpmen
What term describes supporters of the cause of independence?
Loyalists
Regulars
Hessians
Patriots
Tories
What term describes colonial supporters of the British during the War for Independence?
Loyalists
Regulars
Hessians
Patriots
Tories
Who was the commander in chief of the Continental Army?
Benjamin Franklin
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
Nathaniel Greene
What document asserted the right of the colonies to be free and independent states?
the Declaration of American Rights
the Declaration of Independence
the Olive Branch Petition
the Articles of Confederation
What treaty brought the War for Independence to an end?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris (1765)
Treaty of Utrecht
Treaty of Paris (1783)
