ch4 quiz

Question 1

what happened april 18, 1775?

Answer 1

General Gage sends troops to seize minutemen supplies at concord and arrest hancock and adams (seen as leaders of the rev)

Question 2

who alerts the countryside that the loyalists are coming?

Answer 2

Revere, Dawes, and Prescott

Question 3

how many minutemen out of ___ are killed on the town green (Lexington)?

Answer 3

8 out 70

Question 4

both the ___ and _____ march to ______ after lexington. the British are forced to retreat at the ______. as they march back to Boston ____ attack them from _______.

Answer 4

british and minutemen, concord, old north bridge, minutemen, behind trees, barns, etc.

Question 5

Massachusetts captured ______ and ___________ on _________ and are forced to drag the cannons to Boston because they are short of supplies.

Answer 5

Fort Ticonderoga, Crown Point on Lake Champlin

Question 6

What happened at the Battle of Bunker Hill?

Answer 6

Night of June 16 - minutemen fortify the hill (high ground)
Day - British try to force them out and only succeed when the mm run out of ammunition (3rd try)

Question 7

How many british casualties were there at bunker hill?

Answer 7

1000/2500

Question 8

why was the battle of bunker hill good for the mm?

Answer 8

it is morale boosting knowing they can hold off the best army in the world

Question 9

what was common sense about?

Answer 9

thomas paine, called for complete independence and attacked the idea of monarchy, but the king specifically

Question 10

who was on the committee to write the formal declaration of independence?

Answer 10

ben franklin, john adams, roger sherman, and robert livingston

Question 11

what are the four parts of the declaration of independence?

Answer 11

the preamble, theory of gov’t/ natural rights of man, list of grievances, and the actual declaration

Question 12

list 4 american advantages in the revolution

Answer 12

• knowledge of the land
• skills from the french and indian war
• strong leaders
• rally local support
• motivation (fighting for a cause)
• foreign help

Question 13

list 4 american disadvantages of the revolution

Answer 13

• lack of supplies
• lack of training
• weaker navy
• weaker central gov’t
• not everyone supported war

Question 14

list 4 british advantages of the revolution

Answer 14

• well trained army
• strongest navy in the world
• significant resources
• loyalist help
• ability to fund war
• supply line

Question 15

list 4 british disadvantages of the revolution

Answer 15

• distance from battlegrounds
• no knowledge of the land
• lots of enemies
• too much land to cover/ conquer
• lack of personal motivation
• poor leadership

Question 16

what was john adams estimate of loyalists compared to historians?

Answer 16

1/3 all vs. 2/5 patriots, 2/5 neutral, 1/5 loyalists

Question 17

how does the battle of long island start?

Answer 17

howe lands 32K men at Staten Island while a fleet under his brother floats off the coast

Question 18

what is the outcome of the battle of long island?

Answer 18

howe wins, but hesitates and washington escapes

Question 19

what happens after the battle of long island?

Answer 19

howe attacks NYC and washington withdraws to the Harlem Heights and eventually NJ, Washington attacks hessian troops there -> scores a morale boosting victory and gets people to re-enlist

Question 20

what were the three directions the british came from when they tried to take NY to cut off NE from the other colonies?

Answer 20

south from montreal down the hudson river, east along the mohawk, up the hudson from NY

Question 21

when all of the british forces going to NY have a hard time getting there, who wins at saratoga?

Answer 21

the americans

Question 22

what does the american’s win at saratoga mean for them?

Answer 22

French backing (might have happened anyway) and the french-american treaty of amity and commerce

Question 23

after losing Philly to Howe in september 1777, Washington settled into ________ at _________ to do what?

Answer 23

winter camp at valley forge to watch the british at the same time as making sure they couldn’t muster a suprise attack against the americans

Question 24

what were 4 results of the winter camp at valley forge?

Answer 24

1. the soldiers suffered from hunger and cold
2. supply system collapsed
3. continental army melted away during winter
4. those who remained became a seasoned professional army trained by Von Steuban

Question 25

who was General Howe replaced with that transferred their base to NY?

Answer 25

General Clinton

Question 26

why did the british move the war south? (3 reasons)

Answer 26

1. more help from loyalists was expected
2. more help from slaves (in exchange for freedom) was expected
3. they could use their navy on the river