Chapters 6-7

Question 1

The American colonial exponents of republicanism argued that a just society depends on…

Answer 1

the willingness of all citizens to subordinate their private interests to the common good

Question 2

The “radical Whigs” feared…

Answer 2

the arbitrary power of the monarchy

Question 3

One change in colonial policy by the British gov’t that helped precipitate the American Revolution involved…

Answer 3

compelling the American colonists to shoulder some of the financial costs of the empire

Question 4

Under mercantilist doctrine, the American colonies were expected NOT to….

Answer 4

become economically self-sufficient as soon as possible

Question 5

As the War for Independence began, GB had the advantage of…

Answer 5

overwhelming national wealth and naval power

Question 6

Before 1793, the Navigation Laws…

Answer 6

were only loosely enforced in the American colonies

Question 7

Sugar Act was…

Answer 7

the first British law intended to raise revenues in the colonies

Question 8

Stamp Act was…

Answer 8

generated the most protest in the colonies

Question 9

Declaratory Act was…

Answer 9

asserted Parliaments’s absolute power over the colonies

Question 10

The GB Parliament passed the Stamp Act to…

Answer 10

a

Question 11

When the Second Continental Congress met in 1775….

Answer 11

it resolved to keep fighting in the hope that the British would redress the colonists’ grievances

Question 12

To help the British, the Loyalists did NOT….

Answer 12

pay extra taxes to fund the war

Question 13

Arrange 1) fighting at Lexington and Concord B) convening of the 2nd Cont. Congress C) publication of Common Sense D) adoption of the Dec. of Independence in chronological order

Answer 13

Fighting at Lexington and Concord
Convening of 2nd Cont. Congress
Common Sense
Dec. of Ind.

Question 14

The Revolutionary War began in…..; then in 1777-17778, fighting was mostly in…..; and the fighting ended in…..

Answer 14

New England…..the middle colonies…the South

Question 15

George Washington’s selection to lead the colonial army was…

Answer 15

largely political

Question 16

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

Answer 16

short of gunpowder

Question 17

African Americans during the Rev. War….

Answer 17

fought for both America and GB

Question 18

The Olive Branch Petition….

Answer 18

professed American loyalty to the crown

Question 19

One purpose of the Dec. of Ind. was to…

Answer 19

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

Question 20

In a republic, power…

Answer 20

comes from the people themselves

Question 21

The basic strategy of GB in 1777 was to try to….

Answer 21

isolate New England

Question 22

Be able to match each battle with its general….

1. Saratoga….2. Yorktown…..3. Long Island

Answer 22

Saratoga - John Burgoyne
Yorktown - Charles Cornwallis
Long Island - William Howe

Question 23

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

Answer 23

brought the colonists much-needed aid and a formal alliance with France

Question 24

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense….

Answer 24

called on the British people to overthrow the king

Question 25

Which individual privately advocated equality for women?

Answer 25

Abigail Adams

Question 26

The commander of French troops in America was…

Answer 26

Rochambeau

Question 27

After the GB defeat at Yorktown…

Answer 27

the fighting continued for more than a year

Question 28

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

Answer 28

were trying to persuade America to abandon its alliance with France