Chapter 7

Question 1

Thayendanegea (known also by his English name, Joseph Brant) was a leader of which Indian tribe?

Answer 1

Mohawk

Question 2

What did the peace between the Americans and the British that began in 1783 mean for the Indians?

Answer 2

Only a temporary lull in fighting

Question 3

What was the economic result of the Continental Congress’s decision to issue paper money?

Answer 3

Money became devalued

Question 4

What was one of the many weaknesses of the Continental army?

Answer 4

It was undermanned.

Question 5

Why did delegates to the Second Continental Congress remain reluctant to break with Britain in 1775?

Answer 5

The delegates worried that independence would destroy political stability.

Question 6

What did the British government do after capturing Philadelphia in September 1777?

Answer 6

Proposed a negotiated settlement that did not include American independence

Question 7

In August 1777, instead of sailing north on the Hudson River, General Howe chose which surprising military strategy?

Answer 7

He sailed to Philadelphia.

Question 8

Which statement characterizes the continental dollars authorized by the congress in 1775?

Answer 8

The dollars were merely paper backed by no precious metals.

Question 8

What obstacle did the British army face in the Revolutionary War?

Answer 8

It was difficult to supply their army with food and supplies.

Question 8

What proportion of Revolutionary War fatalities occurred on British prison ships?

Answer 8

More than the number killed in battle

Question 9

Where did the Americans suffer their worst defeat of the Revolutionary War?

Answer 9

Camden, South Carolina

Question 10

Where did delegates from all of the colonies meet to discuss their course of action after the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord?

Answer 10

Second Continental Congress

Question 11

Women served in the Continental army by

Answer 11

performing domestic tasks.

Question 12

What immediate impact did the Americans’ alliance with France have on the British during the Revolutionary War?

Answer 12

The commander of the British navy argued for abandoning the war.

Question 13

During the Revolution, punishment for a treasonable act might include

Answer 13

the suspension of voting privileges.

Question 14

After five and a half years of fighting, how long did it take to negotiate peace and evacuate the British from its former colonies?

Answer 14

Two years

Question 15

Relationships between Americans and Indians during the war were increasingly characterized by

Answer 15

violent anti-Indian campaigns.

Question 16

Why was General John Burgoyne’s defeat at the battle of Saratoga a decisive moment in the Revolutionary War?

Answer 16

It brought France into the war on the side of the patriots.

Question 17

Where did British troops achieve victory at the beginning of their campaign in the South in 1778 and 1780?

Answer 17

Georgia and South Carolina

Question 18

As manpower needs in the Continental army increased,

Answer 18

free blacks were welcomed into service in the northern states.

Question 19

What was the content of the first article of the Treaty of Paris?

Answer 19

The king recognized the independence of the United States.

Question 20

The delegates to the Second Continental Congress chose George Washington as commander in chief because

Answer 20

they wanted to show England that there was commitment to war outside New England.

Question 21

How did battle tactics in the South change after Gates’s defeat and Arnold’s treason?

Answer 21

Guerrilla warfare erupted across the southern backcountry.

Question 22

In the fall of 1776, the British hired 8,000 Hessian mercenaries and

Answer 22

concentrated their military might in New York.

Question 23

What were the pros to Britian’s military tactics in the Revolutionary War?

Answer 23

-More troops
-Trained troops
-Supplies
-Support of Loyalists

Question 24

What were the cons to Britain’s military tactics in the Revolutionary War?

Answer 24

-Terrible generals
-Never took the colonists seriously
-Morale issues
-Resort to brutality

Question 25

What were the pros to America’s military tactics in the Revolutionary War?

Answer 25

-Home field advantage
-Something to fight for
-Motivated patriots

Question 26

What were the cons to America’s military tactics in the Revolutionary War?

Answer 26

-No money
-No supplies
-Couldn’t keep troops
-Unreliable militias
-Untrained

Question 27

What were the 3 phases of the War?

Answer 27

1. The Northern Campaign
2. New York and Pennsylvania
3. The Southern Strategy

Question 28

What was the significance of the battle of Bunker Hill?

Answer 28

The British won a very costly battle.

Question 29

In the Olive Branch Petition of July 1775, congressional moderates proposed that

Answer 29

American colonial assemblies be recognized as individual parliaments.

Question 30

What was the American strategy in the war with Britain?

Answer 30

Turn back and defeat the invading armies.

Question 31

What did the British government do after capturing Philadelphia in September 1777?

Answer 31

Proposed a negotiated settlement that did not include American independence

Question 32

Relationships between Americans and Indians during the war were increasingly characterized by

Answer 32

violent anti-Indian campaigns.

Question 33

Why did France ally with the Americans after Saratoga?

Answer 33

It saw an opportunity to defeat England.

Question 34

Where did British troops achieve victory at the beginning of their campaign in the South?

Answer 34

Georgia and South Carolina

Question 35

What was the content of the first article of the Treaty of Paris?

Answer 35

The king recognized the independence of the United States.