Chapter 4 The American Revolution

Question 0

What is a major group that was formed when colonists protested?

Answer 0

The Sons of Liberty

Question 1

What did colonists protest against?

Answer 1

British taxation

Question 2

Representatives from every colony except _______ assembled the ________.

Answer 2

Georgia

First Continental Congress

Question 3

During the first continental congress what were the colonists deciding on?

Answer 3

What to do about the closing of Boston Harbor

Question 4

Representative Patrick Henry wanted _______,but other colonists wanted to try ______.

Answer 4

Immediate war

Compromise

Question 5

What compromise did the colonists send the king?

Answer 5

The declaration of rights

Question 6

Each colony formed a local _____.

Answer 6

Militia

Question 7

The royal government seized arms being stored and conquered. This is called __________.

Answer 7

The battle of Lexington

Question 8

The king ignored the Declaration of Rights so the colonist _________.

Answer 8

Met at the second continental congress

Question 9

Who became the general of the continental army?

Answer 9

George Washington

Question 10

Colonists sent the king another compromised called _______.

Answer 10

The Olive Branch Petition

Question 11

To pay for the war the congress printed their own ________.

Answer 11

Currency/money

Question 12

_______ wrote in “Common Sense” that _____ and not monarchs should______.

Answer 12

Thomas Paine
Citizens
Make the laws

Question 13

He published “Common Sense” to gain colonial support for declaring ______.

Answer 13

Independence from Great Britain

Question 14

The declaration did not declare freedom for _______,________,________

Answer 14

Women
Native Americans
African Americans

Question 15

During the war _______ soldiers served in the continental army.

Answer 15

230 thousand

Question 16

Another 145 thousand served in _________.

Answer 16

Local militias

Question 17

The continental army allowed freed African Americans to fight , but the British offered _______ to those who fought on their side.

Answer 17

Freedom

Question 18

Christmas night 1779, Washington led soldiers across the _________ into New Jersey.

Answer 18

Delaware River

Question 19

When the patriots arrived in New Jersey what did they do?

Answer 19

Surprised hessian mercenaries

Question 20

What did Washington’s surprise attack result in?

Answer 20

The capturing of 1,000 soldiers including arms and amunitions.

Question 21

The American victory at Saratoga gave Americans the confidence the needed ______________.

Answer 21

That they could win the war

Question 22

It also convinced the French that what could happen?

Answer 22

The Americans could beat the British

Question 23

France entered the war as _______.

Answer 23

An American ally

Question 24

How did France and Spain help the patriots during the war?

Answer 24

The gave them the supplies and soldiers they needed

Question 25

How did Marquis de Lafayette the patriots?

Answer 25

He brought soldiers to fight voluntarily without pay

Question 26

How did Galvez help the patriots?

Answer 26

He brought soldiers and seized British post

Question 27

How far did Galvez go seizing British post?

Answer 27

From Louisiana to Pensacola

Question 28

How did Von Steuben help the patriots during the war?

Answer 28

He trained the patriot soldiers

Question 29

What reason did the British turn to the south for?

Answer 29

They had a big population of slaves and loyalists

Question 30

Who was the first southern colony to fall to the British?

Answer 30

Georgia

Question 31

British General __________ brought his troops to Yorktown,__________.

Answer 31

Cornwallis

Virginia

Question 32

How did the patriots win the Battle of Yorktown?

Answer 32

They, with the help of the French army and navy, surrounded the British

Question 33

Cornwallis surrendered but the treaty ending the war wasn’t signed until ________.

Answer 33

1783

Question 34

The ___________ 1783 formally recognized the USA as _________.

Answer 34

Treaty of Paris

Independent

Question 35

The official boundaries of the US were set. To the north_________, to the west was the__________,and to the south was___________.

Answer 35

Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Spanish owned Florida