Chapter 6 - TEST Review Flashcards
John Adams complained that Loyalists used the prospect of independence
a. to encourage people to join militias.
b. to frighten colonists into giving up.
c. to discourage Britain’s “royal brute.”
d. to support the idea of divine right.
b. to frighten colonists into giving up.
Who composed the Declaration of Independence?
a. John Adams
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. Thomas Jefferson
d. Thomas Paine
c. Thomas Jefferson
The Declaration’s “list of grievances” included
a. colonists being taxed without their consent.
b. colonists being executed without trial.
c. colonists being forced to hold jury trials.
d. colonists being forced to observe the Magna Carta.
a. colonists being taxed without their consent.
The words “all men are created equal” originally benefited primarily
a. white males and freed African Americans.
b. white males and white females.
c. white, male property owners.
d. southern white males.
c. white, male property owners.
What was Nathan Hale doing when he was captured by the British?
a. leading American forces at Staten Island
b. leading an anti-British protest in Boston
c. attempting to organize an American navy
d. collecting information about British battle plans
d. collecting information about British battle plans
Why did Thomas Paine write The Crisis?
a. to encourage the Continental Army to disband
b. to raise the morale of Patriot soldiers
c. to suggest changes to the Declaration of Independence
d. to raise money to support colonial troops
b. to raise the morale of Patriot soldiers
Who was defeated by Washington’s forces in Trenton?
a. British soldiers based in Princeton
b. Hessians fighting for German control of the colonies
c. Native Americans allied with Britain
d. German mercenaries who were fighting for the British
d. German mercenaries who were fighting for the British
Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?
a. It lifted Patriot spirits and showed Europe that Americans could win.
b. It proved that colonists were no match for British troops.
c. It inspired Native Americans to support the Patriots.
d. It convinced France to maintain neutrality.
a. It lifted Patriot spirits and showed Europe that Americans could win.
How did Americans react to the situation at Valley Forge?
a. They resigned themselves to British rule.
b. They sent letters of encouragement to Friedrich von Steuben.
c. They collected and sent food and supplies.
d. They encouraged Martha Washington to beg her husband to come home.
c. They collected and sent food and supplies.
When did free African Americans begin fighting for the Patriot cause?
a. at the Battle of Saratoga
b. from the beginning of the war
c. at the Battle of Bunker Hill
d. They did not participate in the American Revolution.
b. from the beginning of the war
What law concerning slavery was passed in Pennsylvania in 1780?
a. Slaveholders had to free their slaves.
b. Slaveholders could not buy additional slaves.
c. Slave revolts were to be legal.
d. Slaves were to be freed if they enlisted in the Continental Army.
b. Slaveholders could not buy additional slaves.
How did Deborah Sampson help the Patriot cause?
a. She collected money to build a soldiers’ hospital.
b. She took over her husband’s printing company.
c. She joined the army disguised as a man.
d. She encouraged women to do farm work while their husbands were at war.
c. She joined the army disguised as a man.
Who were the “Havana’s Ladies?”
a. women from Cuba who volunteered to nurse American soldiers
b. Cuban women who became American citizens
c. wealthy female Cubans who owned American land
d. a group of wealthy Cuban women who donated $7 million to the Continental Army
d. a group of wealthy Cuban women who donated $7 million to the Continental Army
Who is famous for vowing, “I have not yet begun to fight.”
a. John Paul Jones
b. George Rogers Clark
c. Charles Cornwallis
d. Nathanael Greene
a. John Paul Jones
Francis Marion led Patriots who
a. defected to the British side.
b. burned down Loyalist cities.
c. laid siege to British military camps.
d. used guerrilla warfare against the British.
d. used guerrilla warfare against the British.
Whose name has come to mean “traitor?”
a. Nathanael Greene
c. Benedict Arnold
b. Charles Cornwallis
d. Francis Marion
c. Benedict Arnold
What happened to the Loyalists’ property after the Revolutionary War?
a. It was returned to them.
b. In most cases, it was not returned to them.
c. It was sold, with the proceeds given to them.
d. It was taken over by the British.
b. In most cases, it was not returned to them.
How long did the American Revolution last?
a. almost five years
b. almost eight years
c. just over nine years
d. exactly eleven years
b. almost eight years
Which of the following was NOT a significant factor in the American victory?
a. German and British support
b. skilled leadership
c. Geography
d. help from France and Spain
a. German and British support
France’s “Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen” was modeled in part on
a. the Magna Carta
b. the Puritans’ Mayflower Compact
c. the Treaty of Paris
d. America’s Declaration of Independence
d. America’s Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is divided into a preamble and three main sections. The first main section
a. details a long list of specific complaints against King George III.
b. states some general ideas about society and government.
c. declares that the colonies are “free and independent states.”
d. states that King George III must be considered “unfit to be the ruler of a free people.”
b. states some general ideas about society and government.
What was the main purpose of the Declaration?
a. to set forth the structure of the United States government
b. to declare the separation of the United States from Britain
c. to declare the rights of the individual
d. to list complaints against King George III
b. to declare the separation of the United States from Britain
Which battle in the Middle States was a major turning point in the Revolution?
a. the Battle of Princeton
b. the Battle of Yorktown
c. the Battle of Saratoga
d. the Battle of Long Island
c. the Battle of Saratoga
Which country was the first to sign a treaty of alliance with the United States?
a. the Netherlands
b. Poland
c. Spain
d. France
d. France
The Virginia resolution, proclaiming that the colonies were “free and independent states,” was introduced to Congress by
a. Benjamin Franklin.
c. John Adams.
b. Thomas Jefferson.
d. Richard Henry Lee.
d. Richard Henry Lee.
During the American Revolution, most Native American groups
a. remained neutral.
b. sided with the British.
c. sided with the Americans.
d. switched loyalties at least once.
b. sided with the British.
