Revolutionary War

Question 1

In response the the Proclamation of 1763 the colonists

Answer 1

ignored British law and pushed west across the Appalachians

Question 2

Colonists DIDNT find the sugar act of 1764 particularly onerous because

Answer 2

it raised import duties to an all time high

Question 3

The repeal of the Stamp Act indicated the British

Answer 3

were willing to compromise with the colonists

Question 4

The Tea Act of 1773

Answer 4

was an effort to save the British east India company from bankruptcy

Question 5

which act of parliment confirmed that the American colonists were subordinate

Answer 5

Declaratory

Question 6

List the tea act, Townsend revenue acts, stamp act and sugar act in chronological order

Answer 6

Sugar, stamp, Townsend, tea

Question 7

list the Declaration of Independence, Boston massacre, first continental congress and Lexington and concord in chronological order

Answer 7

Boston Massacre, First Continental Congress, Lexington and Concord, Declaration of Independence

Question 8

All occurred at the battles of Lexington and concord except

Answer 8

George Washington assumed command of the continental army

Question 9

the quartering act

Answer 9

legalized the housing of British troops at public expense

Question 10

during the war for independence women DIDNT

Answer 10

be actively recruited and serve in the army

Question 11

Why did Benedict Arnold betray his American military post

Answer 11

He was angry and resentful about what he perceived to be assignments and rank below his station

Question 12

The Battle of Trenton surprised the German Hessians because of Washington’s attack on what day?

Answer 12

Christmas

Question 13

Significant because it relayed to Europe that the Americans had a chance of winning their revolution

Answer 13

Battle of Trenton

Question 14

During the revolutionary war African Americans

Answer 14

fought for both the British and patriot armies

Question 15

The first written constitution of the United States

Answer 15

Articles of Confederation

Question 16

The phrase developed during the revolutionary war for things of little or no value

Answer 16

“Not worth a Continental”

Question 17

In the Peace of Paris of 1783, the new boundaries of the US did NOT include

Answer 17

The Gulf of Mexico

Question 18

The members of the American peace commission included

Answer 18

John Adams, John Jay and Benjamin Franklin

Question 19

The legislation that provided for the organization and government of the territory north of the Ohio river

Answer 19

Northwest ordinance of 1787

Question 20

Armed bodies of men from local communities

Answer 20

militias

Question 21

The Americans who did not support the patriot cause and remained loyal to the British crown

Answer 21

Loyalists

Question 22

General Cornwallis sent General Charles O’Hara to surrender his army to Washington on October 19, 1781 at

Answer 22

Yorktown

Question 23

Under the articles of the confederation, congress DIDNT have the authority to

Answer 23

raise revenue from the citizens