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1
In part II of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson refers to two kinds of rights. They are___ rights and __ rights
civil......human
natural.....civil
human.......inalienable
Inalienable.......natural
2
According to the Treaty of Paris, the northern border between the US and Canada went from New England to the __ river
Mississippi
Ohio
Hudson
Rio Grande
3
_____________ ____________ wrote "Common sense", which first appeared in Philadelphia in January of 1776.
Benjamin Franklin
Benedict Arnold
Thomas Paine
John Dickinson
4
Allies to the Americans in the Revolutionary War were the French, Dutch, and the _____________.
Russians
Spanish
Germans
Portuguese
5
The first victory attained by Washington (a major moral boost for the Continental Army) was:
Saratoga
Princeton
Trenton
Philidelphia
6
Like Trenton, the Battle of ______ along the Hudson River in New York, was a turning point in the war for the Americans.
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Princeton
Quebec
7
The Battle of ___________ __________ was a costly British victory near Boston.
Saratoga
Yorktown
Bunker Hill
Trenton
8
By signing the _________ ___ ___________ in 1778, France agreed to join the war as an American ally.
Albany Plan of Union
Treaty of Paris
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Alliance
9
Which was NOT a strength of the British in fighting the Revolutionary War?
They knew the terrain well.
They had Native Americans and foreign mercenaries fighting for them.
They were a well equipped, well trained army.
They had 50,000 loyalists fighting for them.
10
German soldiers who fought WITH the British were called ___________.
Hessians
Militia
Continental Army
Patriots
11
__________ ________ wrote the Declaration of Independence.
James Otis
William Howe
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
12
This British General surrendered to Washington at Yorktown, thus ending the Revolutionary War:
Burgoyne
Gage
Howe
Cornwallis
13
Which of the following is NOT a strength of the Americans in the Revolutionary War?
Washington never absolutely sure of troop numbers
Familiar terrain
Used tactics from French and Indian War
Patriots were motivated to fight for the cause of independence.
14
As part of the Treaty of Paris, Great Britain would withdraw its troops from __________ ________ territory.
Native American
United States
New England
New York
15
A colonist who supported the British crown was called a _____________.
Loyalist
Sons of Liberty
Patriot
Daughters of the American Revolution
16
In 1775 the Continental Congress drafted this to get King George III to stop fighting and try some kind of compromise.
Dickinson Papers
The Olive Branch Petition.
Declaration of Independence
Philadelphia Story
17
Which was not a feature or provision of the Treaty of Paris 1783?
Florida was returned to the Spanish
Ohio River is the boundary line between U.S. and Spanish Territory
Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States.
Northern border of United States and Canada was extended.
18
Cornwallis surrendered to Washington at the Battle of ________________.
Saratoga
Yorktown
Princeton
Quebec
19
The leader of the Continental Army was _______ __________.
Thomas Gage
William Howe
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
20
In 1778 the "Treaty of Alliance" was signed, signifying the entrance of the _______________ into the war.
Dutch
German
French
Spanish
21
Selling basic and scarce items for unusually high prices was known as:
profiteering
gauging
none of these
privateering