Chapter 6 Test Review

Question 1

True/False
Thomas Jefferson wrote Common Sense, one of the most influential political tracts in
history.

Answer 1

False
Thomas PAINE wrote Common Sense.

Question 2

True/False
As a result of winning the war, the United States received the lands between the
Appalachians and the Mississippi River.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

True/False
The Americans expected the Canadians to join in the effort for independence.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

True/False
The War for Independence officially ended in 1781.

Answer 4

False
1783

Question 5

True/False
George Washington was the chief negotiator for the treaty that ended the war.

Answer 5

False
Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and John Adams were the negotiators.

Question 6

True/False
Victories at Trenton and Princeton gave new hope to the Americans’ cause.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

True/False
Following the Declaration of Independence, the overwhelming majority of
Americans supported independence.

Answer 7

False
Most wanted independence but a small amount supported the British and another small amount remained neutral.

Question 8

True/False
General Clinton waged a long battle at Yorktown before surrender.

Answer 8

False
General Corwallis led the battle of Yorktown.

Question 9

True/False
Baron von Steuben trained the colonial army while it was quartered for the winter.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True/False
The colonial army had plenty of the supplies and financial support it needed.

Answer 10

False
The soldiers ran low on supplies and were cold and hungry.

Question 11

Leader of the Green Mountain Boys

Answer 11

Ethan Allen

Question 12

British officer who lost at Saratoga.

Answer 12

John Burgoyne

Question 13

Patriot army quartermaster who replaced General Gates as leader in the South.

Answer 13

Nathanael Greene

Question 14

Gained his greatest fame by defeating the British Serapis.

Answer 14

John Paul Jones

Question 15

Captured frontier outposts to give America claim to western regions

Answer 15

George Rogers Clark

Question 16

Those who wanted independence were called…

Answer 16

Patriots

Question 17

Name of the American troops.

Answer 17

Continental Army

Question 18

Armed merchant ships were called…

Answer 18

Privateers

Question 19

Soldiers for hire were called…

Answer 19

Mercenaries

Question 20

Another name for Loyalists was…

Answer 20

Tories

Question 21

The name of the pamphlet that tried to convince colonists that America should be separate from the British.

Answer 21

Common Sense

Question 22

What meeting convened in Philadelphia in
1775 to send the Olive Branch Petition to the king and to prepare for war?

Answer 22

The Second (2nd) Continental Congress

Question 23

Where did George Washington’s troops spent their most uncomfortable winter at?

Answer 23

Valley Forge

Question 24

Southern frontiersmen, angered by British demands to lay down their arms, fought back and won what battle?

Answer 24

The Battle of Kings Mountain

Question 25

Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?

Answer 25

The British

Question 26

Who was was the French volunteer that fought with the
Americans at Yorktown?

Answer 26

The Marquis de Lafayette

Question 27

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of
Independence?

Answer 27

Thomas Jefferson

Question 28

After crossing the Delaware River on Christmas night of 1776, George Washington’s troops
surprised the Hessians in what city?

Answer 28

Trenton

Question 29

Who assisted General Gage in the Battle of Bunker Hill?

Answer 29

General William Howe

Question 30

When was the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress?

Answer 30

July 4, 1776

Question 31

The War for Independence officially ended with the signing of the____________________________.

Answer 31

Treaty of Paris

Question 32

The Patriots freed Boston from British control by____________________.

Answer 32

bringing in cannons and ammunition from Fort Ticonderoga

Question 33

Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold joined forces to capture which place?

Answer 33

Fort Ticonderoga

Question 34

What Patriot victory won official French support for the Patriot cause and forced the British
to move their focus to winning the South?

Answer 34

Saratoga

Question 35

The Patriots’ invasion of Canada to capture Quebec resulted in what happening?

Answer 35

a failed attack by the Patriots

Question 36

Which event most clearly demonstrated that the colonies wanted to restore a
friendly relationship with Britain before an all-out war developed?

Answer 36

the Olive Branch Petition

Question 37

What Patriot schoolteacher lost his life in an attempt to provide Washington with
information about British activities in New York?

Answer 37

Nathan Hale

Question 38

All of the following are true of the battle of Bunker Hill EXCEPT:
A. Patriots had taken possession of Bunker Hill.
B. the battle took place near New York City.
C. thousands of British soldiers assaulted the Patriot positions.
D. the Patriots ran out of ammunition.

Answer 38

B. the battle took place near New York City

Question 39

Which one of the following did not side with the British during the war?

Answer 39

Over-mountain men

Question 40

Essay:
Describe the various attitudes of colonists toward the fight for independence and note the reasons
for their attitudes.

Answer 40

The colonists divided in the fight for independence. The Loyalists (Tories) supported the British and the king, and the
Patriots supported the cause of independence. The third group of colonists remained neutral.
Loyalists had political, economic, or religious reasons for their actions. Those with religious reasons said they should
obey the authority that God had placed over them. Economic reasons involved the fear of a loss of profit in business.
Political reasons involved the fear of mob rule and tyranny.
Patriots also had political, economic, or religious reasons for their actions. The Patriots believed they had a political
right to representative government. They were also concerned that their religious liberties would be taken away. Many
feared that they would lose economic profit.
Some colonists remained neutral to avoid financial loss. Others were pacifists. Finally, some colonists lived in remote
areas; consequently, they were not concerned about a faraway conflict. (ST pp. 94–96)