Chapter 5 Flashcards
All of the following were advantages enjoyed by the British during the American Revolution EXCEPT?
An intimate knowledge of the terrain
The Sugar Act alarmed colonists, in part because it?
Threatened the profits of colonial merchants already in economic trouble
In the winter of 1776-1777, Washington won important victories that improved American morale, These battles were at?
Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey
In 1778, the focus of the war shifted
To the South, where the British captured Savannah that year
The negotiation of the Treaty of Paris of 1783
Began only after the Battle of Yorktown
Crispus Attucks
Has been called the first martyr of the American Revolution
Which of the following is true of the soldiers who fought for American independence?
During the war’s later years, the Continental army relied increasingly on young men with limited economic prospects
The expulsion of the journalist John Wilkes from his seat in Parliament
Symbolized the threat to liberty for many in both Britain and America
What did Lord Dunmore do that horrified many southerners?
He promised freedom to slaves who joined the British cause
John Adams recommended George Washington as commander of the Continental army because
The fact that Washington was from Virginia could help unify the colonists
Violent social turmoil in rural areas during the 1760s
Involved events in both northern and southern colonies
In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson’s biggest influence with regard to natural rights came from?
John Locke
All of the following are true of the Declaration of Independence EXCEPT
Its arguments made it uniquely American document with little relevance to other nations
Most of the text of the Declaration of Independence
Consists of a list of grievances against King George III
The Declaration Act
Rejected American claims that only their elected representatives could levy taxes
In Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, John Dickinson
Argued for reconciliation with Great Britain along with the same rights as Englishment
The Boston Massacre occurred when British soldiers
Fired into a mob and killed a number of Boston residents
Cornwallis was defeated at Yorktown because?
He had no land or water escape route
The Townshend Acts did all of the following EXCEPT
Reaffirm Boston’s decision to abide by the Quartering Act
A key consequence of the Battle of Saratoga in October 1777 was?
France became an ally to the United States
Which statement about Thomas Paine’s Common Sense is FALSE?
It was breathtakingly original in its ideas
The main point of The American Crisis is?
To inspire American soldiers to continue to fight despite demoralizing military losses
Who argued that “true liberty” could only be achieved by remaining in the British empire?
Joseph Galloway
By the time of Thomas Jefferson’s death in 1826 about _____ other declarations of independence had been issued in Europe and the Western Hemisphere
20
During the eight years of war, approximately how many Americans bore arms in the Continental army and state militias?
200,000
In the years immediately before the American Revolution, the concept of natural rights
Greatly influenced Thomas Jefferson’s early writings
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
Argued that America would become the home of freedom and “an asylum for mankind.”
The “Daughters of Liberty” was the name given to?
Women who spun and wove to create their own clothing rather than buy British goods
The Stamp Act created such a stir in the colonies because?
It was the first direct tax Parliament imposed on the colonies
Virtual representation was the idea?
That each member of Britain’s House of Commons represented the entire empire, not just his own district
Why did colonists object to the Tea Act?
By paying it, they would be acknowledging Great Britain’s right to tax the colonists
British possessions in the West Indies
Remained loyal to the crown during the American Revolution because their leaders feared slave uprisings
The Committees of Safety
Were part of a series of efforts by the Continental Congress to promote unity and to take action against enemies of liberty
What were the Suffolk Resolves?
A set of resolutions made in 1774, urging Massachusetts citizens to prepare for war
The Treaty of Paris did NOT?
Sever the alliance between the United States and France
Which armed group, motivated by deep frustrations with the corruption of North Carolina’s county officials, was defeated by the colony’s militia at the 1771 Battle of Alamance?
The Regulators
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys?
Fought intrusions by New York landlords into what became Vermont
The Sons of Liberty
Enjoyed support from New York craftsmen and laborers
The attack by Massachusetts colonists on the home of lieutenant governor and chief justice Thomas Hutchinson?
Led Hutchinson to believe that effective British rule would require the loss of some liberties for the colonists
Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party with?
The Intolerable Acts
Which of the following was NOT a significant battle during the first year of the Revolutionary War?
Cowpens, which helped turn the tide of war in the South
Which of the following statements regarding black soldiers during the American Revolution is FALSE?
No southern state allowed blacks to serve in its militia
All of the following were attempts to regulate colonial trade before the Seven Years’ War EXCEPT for the?
Proclamation Line
During the Revolutionary War, tensions between backcountry farmers and wealthy planters?
Gave the British hope that they might be able to enlist the support of southern Loyalists
Washington’s defeat of Cornwallis at Yorktown?
Destroyed British public support for the war
What contribution did the Stamp Act episode make to the colonists’ concept of liberty
The Stamp Act Congress insisted that the right to consent to taxation was essential to people’s freedom
The Quebec Act
Granted religious toleration to Catholics in Canada
The Olive Branch Petition
Was addressed to King George III and reaffirmed American loyalty to the crown
Which one of the following did NOT specifically provide for direct or indirect taxes on the colonies?
The Declaratory Act
Which major event first led the British government to seek ways to make the colonies bear part of the cost of the empire?
The Seven Years’ War
Which of the following was associated with the Intolerable Acts?
The Massachusetts Charter of 1691 was changed to curtail town meetings
