American Revolution Midterm Part 2

Question 1

Tax on paper products causing the Sons of Liberty to attack Tax Collectors

Answer 1

Stamp Act

Question 2

riot that caused harassment of British soldiers causing the killing of colonists

Answer 2

Boston Massacre

Question 3

colonists tax that paid for troops in Boston, upsetting New Yorkers who had the most troops in America

Answer 3

Quartering Act

Question 4

tax on tea causing the Boston Tea Party and the shut down of Boston Ports

Answer 4

Tea Act

Question 5

The battle where 6 british regimates that marched torwards Boston causing milita men to attack British on the roads leading to Boston

Answer 5

Battles of Lexington and Concord

Question 6

British advantages of American revolution

Answer 6

strong navy, well trained army, can raise taxes for war, Heshens, Tories

Question 7

British disadvantages in Revolution

Answer 7

were in many wars with France, supply lines go across the ocean, they believe in linear warfare that has limited resources and objectives

Question 8

American advantages

Answer 8

had a clear objective, good leadership with political experience, militias with combat experience (from 7 years war), everyone owns and knows how to use a gun, knew the terrain

Question 9

American Disadvantages

Answer 9

no taxing authority, militia men only have to serve 3 months of the year, lack of disipline

Question 10

Problem of no centralization

Answer 10

America cannot easily tax
British have no objective city because Congress can leave and move around

Question 11

Congress that took over war and nominated Washington as commander in chief

Answer 11

2nd Continental congress

Question 11

head of Virginia militias that brought the south into the war, who was a leader of men, and was never a dictator

Answer 11

George Washington

Question 12

Battle where Americans were stuck on Boston peninsula, surrounded by British navy, lost but killed 1,000 British

Answer 12

Battle of Bunker Hill

Question 13

battle where militias from New York and Vermont won and seized artillery that was sent to Washington’s army

Answer 13

Battle of Fort Tichonderoga

Question 14

the institution that took over war from Congress but had no taxing authority

Answer 14

Board of War and Ordnance

Question 15

President of Board of War and Ordnance but caused lots of problems because he was a subordinate officer to Washington

Answer 15

Horatio Gates

Question 16

British 1776 Campaign

Answer 16

British attempted to take NYC, and pushed Washington through Long Island and across Hudson, but Washington’s army got restless in Winter causing Washington to surprise attack the British on Dec25th, crossing the Delaware, killing 900 and taking Princeton

Question 17

Importance of Washington crossing the Delaware

Answer 17

Washington learned Americans do not fight in linear warfare

Question 18

British officer in 1777 campaign that planned to take Albany from Canada and attack New England from Lake Champlain

Answer 18

Burgoyne

Question 19

British officer in 1777 campaign that wanted linear warfare so instead took Philadelphia hoping to capture Congress, he won battle but Congress escaped

Answer 19

Howe

Question 20

American officer that cut off Burgoyne’s supply lines but cutting down trees and attacking British from the back

Answer 20

Skyler

Question 21

Terminal campaign of war where American and Indians captured the city and showed to France that they have a chance, creating an alliance

Answer 21

Battle of Saratoga

Question 22

British general that replaced Howe

Answer 22

General Clinton

Question 23

Prussian officer that was sent to Valley Forge to train Washington’s army and spoke no English

Answer 23

Steuben

Question 24

Battle where British met Washington in New Jersey that ended with America beating British on an open battlefield for the first time, showing Steuben’s success

Answer 24

Battle of Monmouth

Question 25

American general sent to win back the south with small number of troops, who then recruited citizens for small raids on supplies

Answer 25

Nathanael Greene

Question 26

Battle led by Morgan in South Carolina that used slope to his advantage putting militia in the 2nd row and putting Calvary in the back, winning 900 to 72 casualties

Answer 26

Battle at Hannah’s Cowpens

Question 27

Officer in charge of battle at Hannah’s Cowpens

Answer 27

Morgan

Question 28

British officer at Hannah’s Cowpens and Battle of Yorktown

Answer 28

Cornwallis

Question 29

Battle that was a fake seige on NY, causing a surprise attack on Cornwallis in Virginia, where Washington captured all the British troops ending the war

Answer 29

Battle of Yorktown

Question 30

Treaty that gave America independence and gave all land eat of Mississippi to Colonists, also gave fishing rights to New Newfoundland hoping to ruin French and American relations

Answer 30

Treaty of Paris 1783