Chapter 3

Question 1

British troops were sent to Lexington and Concord in April 1775 to arrest John Hancock and Samuel Adams and to confiscate

Answer 1

Hidden arms and ammunition

Question 2

(+ or o) committees of correspondence were set up to communicate colonist grievances to king George’s garment in London

Answer 2

O

Question 3

The command and chief of all British troops in the colonies, who was made governor of Massachusetts, by King George III was

Answer 3

Thomas Gage

Question 4

The hated British law, which required the colonist to buy special paper for all licenses, newspapers, pamphlet,all legal documents, and even playing cards is known as the

Answer 4

Stamp act 

Question 5

Joseph Warren chose whom to send the warning that the British troops are on the way to Lexington and Concord 

Answer 5

Paul Revere

Question 6

The practice the colonist use when they refuse to purchase goods produced by the English, was known as

Answer 6

A boycott

Question 7

Great Britain desperately needed tax money to pay for

Answer 7

The French and Indian war

Question 8

(+ or o) the only law, the British pass that the colonist like was the Quebec act

Answer 8

O

Question 9

The first person to be killed at the Boston massacre was

Answer 9

Crispus Attucks

Question 10

The first shots of the American Revolution were fired on April 19, 1775 at

Answer 10

Lexington and Concord

Question 11

(+ or o) during the American revolution guns were actually fired with a mechanism that utilize a piece of stone

Answer 11

+

Question 12

(+ or o) Following the American revolution, women had far more rights than they had previously

Answer 12

O

Question 13

(+ or o) with the signing of the treaty of Paris, all European nations recognized the independent nation of the United States

Answer 13

+

Question 14

After the American Revolution a new sense of egalitarianism , a belief in the equality of all people emerged, however, it applied only to

Answer 14

White men

Question 15

The treaty of Paris at the boundaries of the United States. It’s just from the Atlantic ocean to the

Answer 15

Mississippi river 

Question 16

Which of the following was not an American peace negotiator of the treaty of Paris

Answer 16

George Washington

Question 17

The American revolution for the most part ended with the battle of

Answer 17

Yorktown

Question 18

Which of the following was true of many African-Americans during the early battles of the American revolution in the south

Answer 18

Many African-Americans continuously harassed British forces in North Carolina, forcing them to retreat further south

Question 19

The pression officer, who helped Washington by teaching the troops military field maneuvers was

Answer 19

Friedrich von Steuben

Question 20

How did the French help the colonies during the American revolution?

Answer 20

They gun powder, artillery, muskets, and troops to fight the British

Question 21

The British commander in the American south was

Answer 21

Charles Cornwallis

Question 22

How did American society change after the revolution?

Answer 22

There was a rise in the belief, that ability and effort defined one’s worth 

Question 23

Which European nation impressed with the colonist victory at Saratoga, signed two treaties of Americans, one that recognized the U.S as a nation and another one that promised military support

Answer 23

France 

Question 24

Of the following, which was a result of the treaty of Paris

Answer 24

The United States was recognized as a fully independent nation