Chapter 8

Question 1

Arrange the following in order: fighting at Lexington and Concord, convening of the Second Continental Congress, publication of Common Sense, adoption of the Declaration of Independence

Answer 1

fighting at Lexington and Concord, convening of the Second Continental Congress, publication of Common Sense, adoption of the Declaration of Independence

Question 2

The Revolutionary War began fighting in _____; then in 1777-1778, fighting was concentrated in _____; and the fighting concluded in _____.

Answer 2

New England, the middle colonies, the South

Question 3

The colonial army eventually lost the Battle of Bunker Hill because its troops were

Answer 3

Short of gunpowder

Question 4

King George III officially declared the colonies in rebellion just after

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The Battle of Bunker Hill

Question 5

The Olive Branch Petition

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Professed American loyalty to the crown

Question 6

The colonists’ invasion of Canada in 1775

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Contradicted the American claim that they were only fighting defensively

Question 7

The colonists did not delay declaring their independence until July 4, 1776, because of

Answer 7

Lack of military victories

Question 8

One purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to

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Explain to the rest of the world why the colonies had revolted

Question 9

Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense

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Called for American independence and the creation of a democratic republic

Question 10

Thomas Paine argued that all government officials

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Should derive their authority from popular consent

Question 11

The feasibility of representative government had been demonstrated in the

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Committees of correspondence

Question 12

Most Americans considered what to be fundamental for any successful government?

Answer 12

Civic virtue

Question 13

Which individual privately advocated equality for women?

Answer 13

Abigail Adams

Question 14

The Declaration of Independence did all of the following except

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Offered the British one last chance at reconcilliation

Question 15

Like many revolutions, the American Revolution

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A minority movement

Question 16

This was not a fate for colonial Loyalists

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Subjection to a reign of terror

Question 17

In late 1776 and early 1777, George Washington helped restore confidence in America’s military by

Answer 17

Defeating the Hessians at Trenton and the British at Princeton

Question 18

The basic strategy of the British in 1777 was to try to

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Isolate New England

Question 19

William Howe

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Long Island

Question 20

John Burgoyne

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Saratoga

Question 21

Charles Cornwallis

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Yorktown

Question 22

The basic principles in the “Model Treaty”

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Were self-denying restrictions to the Americans

Question 23

The Battle of Saratoga was a key victory for the Americans because it

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Brought the colonists much-needed aid and formal alliance with France

Question 24

George Rogers Clark

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Commanded Patriot troops in the West

Question 25

Nathanael Greene

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Commanded Patriot troops in the South

Question 26

John Paul Johns

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Commanded Patriot naval forces

Question 27

Some Indian nations joined the British during the Revolutionary War because

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They believed that a British victory would restrain American expansion into the West

Question 28

Britain gave America generous terms in the Treaty of Paris because British leaders

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Were trying to persuade America to abandon its alliance with France

Question 29

Regarding the provisions of the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which formally ended the Revolution,

Answer 29

America broke assurances regarding treatment of the Loyalists