Why did the British march south to continue fighting the Revolutionary War?

Many Loyalists in the south & they would help the British

Which is not one of John Sevier's accomplishments?

He was a militia leader in the Chickasaw War.

Why was the Battle of Kings Mountain so important?

It was a surprising victory that gave the Patriots hope.

Why was Dragging Canoe angry?

He did not want the chiefs to give up so much Cherokee land.

Why did British soldiers march to the towns of Lexington and Concord?

They had heard the colonists were hiding weapons there.

Which is not an advantage the Overmountain Men had over the British?

They had extra soldiers from Georgia and Tennessee.

Why did the Cherokees agree to help the British in the Revolutionary War?

The British promised to keep settlers off of Cherokee land.

Which is not true of the Boston Tea Party?

British tea was very expensive, which made colonists angry.

Which is not a reason American colonists were angry with the British government?

The British government began getting orders to search homes.

Which is not a reason it seemed that the British would win the Revolutionary War?

The French agreed to help the Americans.

Why did the British government begin charging new taxes in the American colonies?

Great Britain had debts to pay from the French & Indian War.

Which is not true of the First Continental Congress?

Delegates from all 13 colonies came to the meeting.

put a tax on printed things such as books and newspapers

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1
Why did the British march south to continue fighting the Revolutionary War?
Many Loyalists in the south & they would help the British
British already won in New England, needed to win in South
Fighting would be easier in the warmer southern colonies.
Many Patriots in the south, British wanted to stop them
2
Which is not one of John Sevier's accomplishments?
He was a militia leader in the Chickasaw War.
He became governor of Tennessee.
He was a leader in the Watauga Settlements.
He helped organize and lead the Mountain Men during the war
3
Why was the Battle of Kings Mountain so important?
It was a surprising victory that gave the Patriots hope.
It showed Loyalists they needed to stop helping the British.
It helped the Patriot army win back the Carolinas.
It taught Major Ferguson a lesson and he retreated south.
4
Why was Dragging Canoe angry?
He wanted to attack settlers, but his father said no.
He knew Richard Henderson didn't have permission to buy land
He did not want the chiefs to give up so much Cherokee land.
He did not agree that Nancy Ward should be the Beloved Woman
5
Regulators in the North Carolina backcountry clashed with the governor's men in the _____.
North Carolina Conflict
Revolutionary War
Battle of Alamance
Battle of the Watauga
6
Why did British soldiers march to the towns of Lexington and Concord?
They were told to keep the peace because people were rioting
The British general wanted to set up his headquarters there.
They had heard the colonists were hiding weapons there.
They wanted to start fighting with rebellious colonists.
7
Richard Henderson made the Transylvania Purchase with the ______.
Wilderness Trail Association
Treaty of Cumberland Gap
Treaty of Sycamore Shoals
Watauga Agreement
8
Which is not an advantage the Overmountain Men had over the British?
They were used to the mountains and knew their way around.
They could walk very quietly and make surprise attacks.
They had extra soldiers from Georgia and Tennessee.
They learned how to fight from battling the Cherokees.
9
Why did the Cherokees agree to help the British in the Revolutionary War?
The British promised to keep settlers off of Cherokee land.
The British gave the Cherokees guns, knives, pots, & cloth.
The British had treated the Cherokees well over the years.
The British promised the Cherokees one of the colonies.
10
Which is not something that went wrong during the river journey to the Cumberland Settlements?
The boats kept tipping over.
The journey was much longer than expected.
Indians attacked the settlers.
Some of the travelers got smallpox.
11
Which is not true of the Boston Tea Party?
The men dressed up as Indians.
British tea was very expensive, which made colonists angry.
The British government punished Boston.
Men threw 300 chests of tea in Boston Harbor.
12
Which is not a reason American colonists were angry with the British government?
The government started charging the colonists new taxes.
The colonies did not have any representation in Parliament.
The British government began getting orders to search homes.
The government stopped letting the colonists hold juries.
13
Which is not a reason it seemed that the British would win the Revolutionary War?
The French agreed to help the Americans.
Already thousands of British soldiers in the colonies.
Great Britain was the wealthiest nation in the world.
The British soldiers were well trained.
14
Why did the British government begin charging new taxes in the American colonies?
The British king needed money to build palaces and museums.
Great Britain had debts to pay from the French & Indian War.
Great Britain had debts to pay from their war with Spain.
British were mad at colonists for not supporting them.
15
Which is something important that Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence?
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
"I have not yet begun to fight!"
"Let justice be done though the heavens should fall."
"All men are created equal."
16
Which is not true of the First Continental Congress?
Delegates sent a petition to King George III with complaints
Delegates from all 13 colonies came to the meeting.
Delegates agreed to set up a militia in each colony.
Delegates started another boycott of British goods.
17
Which is a way the colonists protested the new taxes?
They held sit-ins at government buildings.
They sent men to Parliamane to complain.
They rioted throughout the colonies.
They boycotted British goods.
18
The Stamp Act _____.
put a tax on postage stamp
put a tax on printed things such as books and newspapers
put a tax on sugar
put a tax on tea
19
The _____ did not want to be independent from Great Britain.
Southern colonists
Loyalists
New England colonists
Patriots
20
What British military leader threatened to destroy Tennessee settlements?
Nathanael Greene
Patrick Ferguson
Charles Cornwallis
Henry Clinton

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