Chapter 2

Question 1

Four parts of the Declaration of Independence-

Answer 1

preamble, natural rights, british wrongs, actual declaration.

Question 2

Two big things to come out of Continental Congress are-

Answer 2

John Adams recommended George Washington and made him the head of the continental army.

Question 3

What happened at Valley Forge?

Answer 3

it’s where George and his army had little supplies, it was cold, and women had to come and help them.

Question 4

What did the 2 lights at the old church mean?

Answer 4

the British were coming.

Question 5

What supplies were held in Fort Ticonderoga?

Answer 5

Cannons and gunpowder

Question 6

Serapis ship that took it down is…

Answer 6

Bonhomme Richard

Question 7

Where did the famous saying “Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes” come from?

Answer 7

Bunker Hill

Question 8

Jefferson’s Day of Shame

Answer 8

people left work at noon, rang church bells, and protested Intolerable Acts.

Question 9

What were the four provisions of Treaty of Paris?

Answer 9

The British recognized us as a nation, borders the nation (Atlantic to Mississippi river), Spain gets Florida, the southern border is Florida.

Question 10

What happened during the Battle of Quebec?

Answer 10

Montgomery and Benedict Arnold met, Montgomery lost, cold conditions all around, Montgomery was killed.

Question 11

What was the shot heard around the world?

Answer 11

The British marched towards concord and stopped at lexington, 8 colonists were shot and only 1 British was shot. Found nothing in concord.

Question 12

Who said “ I regret that I only have one life to lose for my country”?

Answer 12

Nathan Hale

Question 13

What are nons?

Answer 13

Neutral people and don’t care about the loyalists or patriots.

Question 14

What was the Olive Branch Petition?

Answer 14

The colonists sent people to try and change intolerable acts. Didn’t work and stuff gets more strict.

Question 15

This agreed to boycott British goods and stop them from not importing until intolerable acts were removed

Answer 15

First continental congress & Non Importation agreement.

Question 16

What happened at the Battle of Long Island?

Answer 16

The colonists get pushed into Pennsylvania and Nathan Hale is captured and killed.

Question 17

What was the turning point for the British in the south?

Answer 17

Battle of Moores Creek

Question 18

What was the Battle of Trenton?

Answer 18

Where they leave fires burning so when they try to chase Washington they move to princeton.

Question 19

Who wrote common sense?

Answer 19

Thomas Paine

Question 20

Battle of Yorktown

Answer 20

British get surrounded and French boats cut off supplies then they surrender

Question 21

What happened at The Battle of Saratoga

Answer 21

Burgoyne’s plan to cut off New England so he goes for that. But, it fails because King George takes half of his men for another mission. So, they lose this battle and end up surrendering.

Question 22

Montgomery takes Montreal

Answer 22

He thought the French Canadians would help, but they didn’t. In the end they still took the fort anyways.

Question 23

What did the Stamp act do?

Answer 23

Taxed legal documents.

Question 24

What happened after they got cannons from Fort Ticonderoga?

Answer 24

Put the cannons at Dorchester heights because of highground. Once the British saw them they left and went to Canada.

Question 25

French and the Prussians arrive

Answer 25

Went to train troops Lafayette and Von Steuben. Spain sent weapons and supplies because they want Florida.

Question 26

What happened at the Battle of Blue Ridge Mountains

Answer 26

At an old fort in North Carolina, they expected troops but there were no troops, so they took it easily.

Question 27

Victory at Vincennes

Answer 27

George Rogers Clark plans a surprise winter attack on Vincennes and spreads out his troops to make them look bigger, this tactic works and the British surrender.

Question 28

Battle of Cowpens

Answer 28

The colonists put a flank out to lure the British into the woods and then surround them.

Question 29

Advantage of colonists

Answer 29

They knew the land, had Washington, defending the homeland.

Question 30

Disadvantages of colonists

Answer 30

low gunpowder, no training, no army, no navy, gunpowder or weaponry.

Question 31

Advantages of British

Answer 31

Larger army, big navy, loyalists

Question 32

Disadvantages of the British-

Answer 32

Don’t know the homeland, far away for supplies.

Question 33

What was another name for loyalists

Answer 33

Tories

Question 34

What is a redcoat?

Answer 34

British soldier.

Question 35

Who are Patriots?

Answer 35

People who are on the colonists side.

Question 36

What are the 4 parts of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 36

preamble, natural rights, british wrongs, and independence

Question 37

The sugar act…

Answer 37

taxes on sugar, merchants smuggled it, lots of colonists didn’t like it

Question 38

The townshend act…

Answer 38

taxes on everyday items; glass, lead, paper, paint, etc.