History Quiz 6.1-6.5 Flashcards

1
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Promised that, if King George would come to reasonable terms, the colonists would resume their previous loyalty to the Crown

A

Olive Branch Petition

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2
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enumerated specific injustices inflicted upon the colonies by Great Britain

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Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms

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3
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declared that the American colonies were in rebellion and ordered the British military to suppress them

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Proclamation of Rebellion

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4
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Prohibited all trade with the colonies

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Prohibitory Act

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5
Q

German Soldiers from Hesse

A

Hessians

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6
Q

Published a pamphlet called Common Sense

A

Thomas Paine

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7
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Virginian Congressman who proposed the resolution for independence

A

Richard Henry Lee

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8
Q

Prepared the most important human statement of political principles in human history

A

Thomas Jefferson

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9
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Two English political Thinkers

A

John Locke
William Blackstone

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10
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Influential four-volume English legal history by William Blackstone

A

Commentaries on the Laws of England

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11
Q

What was another name for the Patriots

A

Whigs

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12
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What was another name for the Loyalists

A

Tories

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13
Q

Who were influential Frenchman

A

Marquis de Lafayette
Baron von Steuben
Baron de Kalb

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14
Q

What were a few patriot disadvantages

A

Lack of unity
Financial problems

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15
Q

Who was appointed superintendent of finance in 1781

A

Robert Morris

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16
Q

Who was the British General in 1776

A

Sir William Howe

17
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Who was the spy that was hanged for the Patriots

A

Nathan Hale

18
Q

Where did Washington surprise the Hessians

A

Trenton, NJ

19
Q

Who was the British commander sent to Princeton

A

Charles Cornwallis

20
Q

What was the Turning point of the War for Independence

A

Battle of Saratoga

21
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What were two tough losses for the Patriots

A

Battle of Brandywine
Battle of Germantown

22
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Where were the Patriots for the winter of 1777-1778

A

Valley Forge

23
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Who replaced William Howe as commander in chief of the British

A

Sir Henry Clinton

24
Q

Under the leadership of who did volunteers seize British posts at Kaskaskia and Cahokia

A

George Rogers Clark

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What were private vessels commissioned by the Congress or the states
Privateers
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Who were two of the best Naval heroes of the War for Independence
John Paul Jones John Barry
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What was the name of John Paul Jones' ship
Bonhomme Richard
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Whose nickname was "The Swamp Fox"
Francis Marion
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Whose nickname was "Game Cock"
Thomas Sumter
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Where did a patriot force stop a British invasion of North Carolina
Battle of Kings Mountain
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Where was the War for Independence virtually won?
Battle of Yorktown
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What ended the War for Independence
The Treaty of Paris