What happened to the Loyalists' property after the Revolutionary War?

In most cases, it was not returned to them.

What law concerning slavery was passed in Pennsylvania in 1780?

Slaveholders could not buy additional slaves.

What was Nathan Hale doing when he was captured by the British?

collecting information about British battle plans

Who was defeated by Washington's forces in Trenton?

German mercenaries who were fighting for the British

How did Americans react to the situation at Valley Forge?

They collected and sent food and supplies.

How did Deborah Sampson help the Patriot cause?

She joined the army disguised as a man.

Who were "Havana's Ladies?"

a group of wealthy Cuban women - donated $7 mil. to Patriots

Why did Thomas Paine write The Crisis?

to raise the morale of Patriot soldiers

John Adams complained that Loyalist used the prospect of independence

frighten colonists into giving up.

France's Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was modeled in part on

America's Declaration of Independence

Francis Marion led Patriots who

used guerrilla warfare against the British.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?

It lifted Patriot spirits and let Europe that we could win.

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1
What happened to the Loyalists' property after the Revolutionary War?
It was returned to them.
In most cases, it was not returned to them.
It was taken over by the British.
It was sold, with the proceeds given to them.
2
Who composed the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
3
Who is famous for vowing, "I have not yet begun to fight?"
Charles Cornwallis
John Paul Jones
Nathanael Greene
George Rogers Clark
4
The words "all men are created equal" originally benefited primarily
Southern white males.
white males and freed African Americans.
white males and white females.
white, male property owners.
5
Whose name has come to mean "traitor?"
Francis Marion
Nathanael Greene
Benedict Arnold
Charles Cornwallis
6
What law concerning slavery was passed in Pennsylvania in 1780?
Slaveholders could not buy additional slaves.
Slaveholders had to free their slaves.
Slave revolts were to be legal.
Slaves were free if they enlisted in the Continental Army.
7
What was Nathan Hale doing when he was captured by the British?
attempting to organize an American navy
leading an anti-British protest in Boston
collecting information about British battle plans
leading American forces at Staten Island
8
Who was defeated by Washington's forces in Trenton?
British soldiers based on Princeton
German mercenaries who were fighting for the British
Native Americans allied with Britain
Hessians fighting for German control of the colonies
9
How did Americans react to the situation at Valley Forge?
They encouraged MarthaWashington to beg George to come home.
They collected and sent food and supplies.
They resigned themselves to British rule.
They sent letters of encouragement to von Steuben.
10
Which of the following was NOT a significant factor in the American victory?
help from France and Spain
skilled leadership
geography
German and British support
11
How did Deborah Sampson help the Patriot cause?
She took over her husband's printing company.
Encouraged women to do farm work while husbands were at war.
She joined the army disguised as a man.
She collected money to build a soldiers' hospital.
12
Who were "Havana's Ladies?"
Cuban women who became American citizens
a group of wealthy Cuban women - donated $7 mil. to Patriots
wealthy female Cubans who owned American land
women from Cuba who volunteered to nurse American soldiers
13
When did free African Americans begin fighting for the Patriot cause?
at the Battle of Saratoga
from the beginning of the war
They did not participate in the revolution.
at the Battle of Bunker Hill
14
Why did Thomas Paine write The Crisis?
to raise the morale of Patriot soldiers
to encourage the Continental Army to disband
to suggest changes to the Declaration of Independence
to raise money to support colonial troops
15
John Adams complained that Loyalist used the prospect of independence
discourage Britain's "royal brute."
support the idea of divine right.
frighten colonists into giving up.
encourage people to join militias.
16
The Declaration's "list of grievances" included colonists being
forced to hold jury trials.
forced to observe the Magna Carta.
taxed without their consent.
executed without trial.
17
France's Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was modeled in part on
the Treaty of Paris
America's Declaration of Independence
the Magna Carta
the Puritans' Mayflower Compact
18
How long did the American Revolution last?
almost eight years
exactly eleven years
almost five years
just over nine years
19
Francis Marion led Patriots who
laid siege to British military camps.
defected to the British side.
used guerrilla warfare against the British.
burned down Loyalist cities.
20
Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?
It lifted Patriot spirits and let Europe that we could win.
It convinced France to maintain neutrality.
It inspired Native Americans to support the Patriots.
It proved that colonists were no match for British troops.

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