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American Revolution Unit Review
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1
British policy of hands off rule of the colonies:
Salutary neglect
Mercantilism
Albany Plan
Proclamation of 1763
2
Which is NOT true of Bunker Hill?
it was a moral victory for the Americans
the Americans had a lot of weapons
The British won
the Americans had the high ground
3
Which is NOT true of the Battle of Trenton?
the Americans captured Hesssian soldiers
many American lives were lost
took place around Christmas
it was a surprise attack
4
British general who surrendered at Yorktown
Gates
Burgoyne
Greene
Cornwallis
5
Which is NOT true about the Boston Massacre
no bias in this event
used as propaganda
5 people were killed
worst snowball fight in US History
6
Which is NOT a major point of the Declaration of Independence?
you should overthrow governments all the time
people have God given rights that can't be taken away
all men are created equal
governments should protect the people
7
The place the Americans spent the winter 1777-1778: started bad, turned positive toward the end
Valley Forge
Saratoga
Valley View
Ticonderoga
8
Final battle of the Revolution, convinced Parliament to pursue peace
Yorktown
Valley Forge
Savannah
Cowpens
9
Law that said the colonists couldn't settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
Salutary Neglect
Proclamation of 1763
Treaty of Paris
Intolerable Acts
10
Which was NOT one of the US boundaries after the war
East: Atlantic Ocean
West: Appalachian Mountains
North: Canada
South: Southern border of Georgia
11
Battle the Americans won without firing a single shot
Quebec
Fort Ticonderoga
Savannah
Bunker Hill
12
Traitor during the war
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
Thomas Paine
Nathaniel Greene
13
American Naval officer who won the sea battle agains the British warship Serapis
Nathaniel Greene
John Paul Jones
Charles Cornwallis
George Washington
14
Which is NOT true of the Stamp Act?
required you purchase a stamp to prove you paid the tax
particularly upsetting to lawyers and people in journalism
taxed stamps
taxed paper goods
15
Allowed British soldiers unlimited search/seizure of colonists property
Declaratory Act
Sugar Act
Olive Branch Petition
writs of assistance
16
Baron von Steuben
Leader of the Hessians
Trained the American troops at Valley Forge
British Military general
French aristocrat
17
A person who supported the Revolution
Patriot
Loyalist
18
Group that met in respone to the Intolerable Acts
1st Continental Congress
Sons of Liberty
2nd Continental Congress
Stamp Act Congress
19
Leader of the Continental (American) Army
Marquis de Lafayette
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
20
Which is NOT true about the battle at Saratoga?
it was the turning point of the war
The Americans IMMEDIATELY received foreign aid after this battle
the Americans were led by General Horatio Gates
it took place in New York state
21
Which is NOT a reson the British move the war to the South in 1778?
enslaved people would fight with them, in exchange for promised freedom
they wanted to change things up
lots of loyalists support in the south
it was too cold in the north
22
Which is NOT true about Thomas Paine?
thought a tiny island nation should not rule a large continent
author of Common Sense
he was from England
he was in favor of Monarchy
23
Advantage: Size of army
British
American
24
A person who supported British rules and laws, wanted to stay connected to Great Britain
Patriot
Loyalist
25
Who won the battle: Savannah
British
Americans
26
About 2/3 of Americans were Patriots
False
True
27
Advantage: Fighting for a cause
British
American
28
Which acts were the writs of assistance part of?
Intolerable Acts
Tea Act
Paper Act
Townshend Acts
29
Advantage: fighting on home turf
British
American
30
Why did the British go to Lexington and Concord?
to kill George Washington
to capture leaders of the Sons of Liberty and get colonists weapons
becaue they heard there was a great new Pizza place there
to capture a fort
31
Advantage: $$$$$$$
British
American
32
Group that met after Lexington and Concord, served as the US Government through the war
1st Continental Congress
2nd Contintal Congress
Stamp Act Congress
Sons of Liberty
33
The most important help the French offered was their Navy
True
False
34
Marquis de Lafayette
British military leader
young French artistocrat who provided $ and aid to the Americans
American killed in battle
George Washington's right hand man
35
Thomas Jefferson was inpired by this enlightenment philospher in writing the Declaration of Indepenence
Cornwallis
John Hancock
John Locke
Thomas Paine
36
Who won the battle: Trenton
Americans
British
37
Who won the battle: Quebec
Americans
British
38
Written as a last ditch effort to make peace with Great Britain
Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Olive Branch Petition
39
Treaty that ended the war
2nd Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
1st Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Revolution
40
Who won the battle: Lexington and Concord
British
Americans
41
Sam Adams, Paul Revere, and John Hancock were all part of
Loyalist club
Contitnental Army
1st Continental Congress
Sons of Liberty
42
Which is NOT true of Paul Reevere?
created the Boston Massacre image
was a silversmith
most famous midnight rider
yelled throughout the night "THE BRITISH ARE COMING!"
43
Washington wanted to use traditional European fighting tactics
False
True
44
American general sent to the south; told to push the British back north, but could let them go to the coast
Horatio Gates
George Washington
Ethan Allen
Nathaninel Greene
45
Main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Sam Adams
John Locke
Thomas Paine
46
Forced Colonists to house and feed British Troops
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Intolerable Act
Housing Act
47
Why did the British begin taxing the colonists?
they needed money to fight a war
the colonists owed them money
debt from the French and Indian War
because they could
48
Initially, moving the war down South was a good move by the British - they won a lot
False
True
49
Who won the battle: Fort Ticonderoga
Americans
British
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Two countries that became American allies after Saratoga
Spain and Germany
Germany and Italy
France and Italy
France and Spain
