Quiz 10, Chapter 6, pp. 85-93

Question 1

Which battle proved to be the turning point in the American War for Independence?

Answer 1

battle of Saratoga

Question 2

What term was given to those who opposed the War for Independence?

Answer 2

Loyalists ( or Tories)

Question 3

Where did Washington and his men suffer a time of testing during the bitter winter of 1777-1778?

Answer 3

Valley Forge

Question 4

What act issued by England in December 1775 removed the colonies from English protection?

Answer 4

Prohibitory Act

Question 5

What pamphlet did Thomas Paine write detailing English liberties and the abuses of the monarchy and Parliament?

Answer 5

Common Sense

Question 6

What document, adopted by Congress on July 4, 1776, secured the freedom of America?

Answer 6

Declaration of Independence

Question 7

What young Frenchman sympathized with the Americans and became a close aid to General Washington?

Answer 7

Marquis de Lafayette

Question 8

What was the name for the professional soldiers from Prussia, Germany, that King George hired to fight for Britain?

Answer 8

Hessians

Question 9

What was the first major battle of the War for Independence?

Answer 9

Bunker Hill

Question 10

Who led the committee that prepared the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 10

Thomas Jefferson