Quiz on Unit 4 Flashcards
One major failure that led to the British defeat in the American Revolution was:
the failure of British diplomacy in handling the British relationship with the colonies
The outcome of the Battle of Bunker (or Breed’s) Hill was:
a costly British victory
The grievances stated in the Declaration of Independence were directed against:
the king
Who gave the speech that ended, “Give me liberty or give me death”?
Patrick Henry
Daniel Boone:
led settlers through the Cumberland Gap
The turning point of the war was:
the battle of Saratoga
The turning point of the war in the South was:
the Battle of King’s Mountain
The main author of the Declaration of Independence was:
Thomas Jefferson
Whom did the second Continental Congress appoint as Commander of the Continental Army?
George Washington
What was a major issue that delayed the ratification of the Articles of Confederation by all of the states?
the handling of western lands
What economic opportunity did America offer that Great Britain did not?
land ownership and building wealth
The year of 1776 was:
the year that the colonies declared their independence from Great Britain.
What was the first governing document of the United States?
the Articles of Confederation
America’s victory in the Revolutionary War:
encouraged settlement of western lands
What British general surrendered his army to Washington at Yorktown, Virginia?
Cornwallis
