13 Colonies

Question 1

At the beginning of the Revolutionary War which side had an advantage in leadership?

Answer 1

British

Question 2

At the beginning of the Revolutionary War which side had an advantage in resources?

Answer 2

British

Question 3

At the beginning of the Revolutionary War which side had an advantage in capability?

Answer 3

British

Question 4

At the beginning of the Revolutionary War which side had an advantage in motivation?

Answer 4

N/A

Question 5

Did the Colonial Army have full public support?

Answer 5

No, two-thirds of the colonists supported the war

Question 6

Did the British Army have full public support?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

What event helped bring French support to the Colonial Army?

Answer 7

The Battle of Saratoga

Question 8

AFTER the French ALLIANCE, which side had the advantage in capability?

Answer 8

N/A

Question 9

AFTER the French ALLIANCE, which side had the advantage in motivation?

Answer 9

N/A

Question 10

AFTER the French ALLIANCE, which side had the advantage in resources?

Answer 10

N/A

Question 11

AFTER the French ALLIANCE, which side had the advantage in leadership?

Answer 11

The colonists

Question 12

Overall, what changes occurred to the four factors of group success with the French?

Answer 12

All factors remained equal or better than the British

Question 13

What was the first battle of the American Revolution?

Answer 13

The Battles of Lexington and Concord

Question 14

What was the name of the leader that kept training the Colonial forces during the winter at Valley Forge?

Answer 14

Baron von Steubon

Question 15

Who led the British Forces at the Battle of Yorktown?

Answer 15

General Cornwallis

Question 16

What kept the British troops from escaping, thus making the battle a more important victory for the Revolutionary War?

Answer 16

The French Navy

Question 17

Which battle was the last of the Revolutionary War?

Answer 17

The Battles of Saratoga?

Question 18

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Answer 18

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Question 19

What were the three things that the Navigation Acts were designed to do?

Answer 19

1. control imports and exports
2. control how goods were transported
3. control which natural resources could be exported

Question 20

How did the Navigation Acts control how goods were transported?

Answer 20

Only ships made in Britain or the colonies could trade with the colonies

Question 21

How did the Navigation Acts control where things could be imported from and exported to?

Answer 21

All trade went through Britain before it was sent to the colonies

Question 22

What did the Navigation acts say about what the colonies could export?

Answer 22

The colonists could only export goods that were NOT being produced in Britain.

Question 23

How did William Pitt improve the leadership of the British during the French and Indian war?

Answer 23

He replaced the generals with better ones. This tells us he is a good leader.

Question 24

How did William Pitt improve the resources of the British during the French and Indian War?

Answer 24

He spent more money on resources and sent more soldiers to the colonies

Question 25

What was the name of the war that happened immediately after the French and Indian War?

Answer 25

Pontiac’s War

Question 26

What did the British do to try and stop conflict with the Native Americans?

Answer 26

They gave all the land west of the Appalachian Mountains to the Native Americans,
AKA
The Proclamation of 1763

Question 27

What made the new revenue generating laws different from previous trade laws?

Answer 27

The colonist payed directly

Question 28

Besides opposing the British laws, why were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty important?

Answer 28

It was the first time the colonists worked together

Question 29

Which group including Benjamin Franklin, formed to keep the colonist “stirred up” against the British Laws?

Answer 29

The Committee of Correspondence

Question 30

What were the three major reasons that the British created the Intolerable Acts?

Answer 30

1. the colonists attacked British soldiers
2. the colonist destroyed British property
3. we got around the revenue generating laws

Question 31

What were the name and author of the book that convinced colonists to fight for independence?

Answer 31

COMMON SENSE by Thomas Paine

Question 32

Who was the main author of the Declaration of independence?

Answer 32

Thomas Jefferson

Question 33

What person influenced the thinking of the Jeffersonian s?

Answer 33

John Locke

Question 34

What was the name of the Continental Army leader that betrayed the colonists?

Answer 34

Benedict Arnold

Question 35

What was the name of the most famous rider who warned the colonists about the British attacks at Lexington and Concord

Answer 35

Paul Revere

Question 36

What was the reason for the British attacked Lexington and Concord?

Answer 36

TO destroy the militia stockpiles