Which strength of the Continental Army was significant to its ultimate victory?

military strategy based on the local geography

What immediate action did 2nd Continental Congress take after Lexington and Concord?

sent a petition to King George III

Which statement BEST describes the mood of the Continental Congress in May 1775?

Few delegates wanted a formal break with Britain

Why did British General Howe abandon Boston in March 1776?

American cannons threatened Boston harbor

How did Washington change his enlistment policy during the Revolution?

allowed free African Americans to join Continental Army

What strategy did British Commander Clinton hope to use when he shifted war to the South?

to supplement his troops with backcountry southerners

Which of these people helped Patriot cause by seizing British forts on southwestern frontier?

the governor of Spanish Louisiana

Which list identifies the three main ideas in the Declaration of Independence?

Natural Rights, British Wrongs, Independence

What critical mistake did British General Cornwallis make that led to defeat of British army?

He disregarded an order and retreated to Yorktown peninsula

How did John Paul Jones become a Patriot hero?

by defeating British warship Serapis

Which of these restates a main idea of the Declaration of Independence?

Everyone has the right to life and liberty

What advantage helped the Continental Army gain control of Boston in 1776?

use of captured British artillery

Which of these if the primary cause of the failure of Britain's southern strategy?

the superior ability of Patriot generals

What action finalized the colonies' independence from Great Britain?

a mutual agreement with Parliament

What step marked the colonists' final decision regarding their relationship with Britain?

Congress voted to the approve Declaration of Independence

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1
Which strength of the Continental Army was significant to its ultimate victory?
superior weapons and tactics
coordination with the navy
troops enlisted from most of Europe
military strategy based on the local geography
2
What immediate action did 2nd Continental Congress take after Lexington and Concord?
condemned the actions of the militia
sent a petition to King George III
declared war on Britain
established the American navy
3
Morgan's victory here by using unconventional tactics.
Trenton
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Cowpens
4
Which statement BEST describes the mood of the Continental Congress in May 1775?
Few delegates wanted a formal break with Britain
Most delegates wanted to break all ties with Britain
Majority of delegates believed that war was inevitable
Most delegates believed king would repeal Intolerable Acts
5
Why did British General Howe abandon Boston in March 1776?
American cannons threatened Boston harbor
His troops were inexperienced
Citizens of Boston offered armed resistance
A fleet of American warships attacked his troops
6
Someone who favored war with the British.
Patriot
mercenary
Loyalist
ally
7
How did Washington change his enlistment policy during the Revolution?
allowed all African Americans to join Continental Army
allowed free African Americans to join Continental Army
refused to let any African Americans join Continental Army
allowed enslaved African Americans to join Continental Army
8
How did Britain try to persuade enslaved African Americans to join their army?
promised they could return to Africa
offered to give them Patriot plantations
offered them their freedom
offered them large sums of money
9
The first major battle of the Revolutionary War.
Bunker Hill
Cowpens
Saratoga
Yorktown
10
When Richard Henry Lee said he was convinced of necessity of separation, he was influenced by -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac
Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence
George III's rejection of Olive Branch Petition
11
What battle became a turning point of the war because it prompted the French to join Patriots?
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Trenton
12
Final conflict of the American Revolution.
Cowpens
Yorktown
Trenton
Bunker Hill
13
What strategy did British Commander Clinton hope to use when he shifted war to the South?
to use guerrilla warfare against Patriot armies
to supplement his troops with backcountry southerners
to launch a series of naval battles in southern waters
to use British generals knowledge of southern geography
14
Which of these people helped Patriot cause by seizing British forts on southwestern frontier?
Prince Eastbrook
George Rogers Clark
the Marquis de Lafayette
the governor of Spanish Louisiana
15
Which list identifies the three main ideas in the Declaration of Independence?
Natural Rights, British Wrongs, Independence
British Wrongs, the Need for Separation, Independence
Natural Rights, Independence, Future Security
Natural Rights, Limits on Trade, Unjust Taxes
16
What critical mistake did British General Cornwallis make that led to defeat of British army?
He depended on Benedict Arnold for reinforcements
He disregarded an order and retreated to Yorktown peninsula
He attacked Charlottesville
He refused to attack Lafayette's troops in the South
17
Battle that began with Washington's crossing of the Delaware River.
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Trenton
Cowpens
18
How did John Paul Jones become a Patriot hero?
by seizing British forts in the Ohio Valley
by defeating British warship Serapis
by capturing British forts along Gulf of Mexico
by raiding Loyalist settlements in New York
19
Which of the following was the final battle of the Revolutionary War?
Saratoga
Cowpens
King's Mountain
Yorktown
20
Someone who favored peaceful solutions to the conflict with the British.
ally
Patriot
Loyalist
mercenary
21
Which of these restates a main idea of the Declaration of Independence?
Citizens have a duty to obey their government
Everyone has the right to life and liberty
Subjects are not created equal to the king
A king has little more to do than make war
22
Burgoyne's surrender, marking the war's turning point.
Saratoga
Yorktown
Bunker Hill
Cowpens
23
What advantage helped the Continental Army gain control of Boston in 1776?
use of captured British artillery
the support of Loyalists in the city
an American naval blockade
greater experience in battle
24
The British army was trapped at Yorktown by...
an army led by Frederick von Steuben
guerrilla fighters led by Francis Marion
a fleet of Spanish warships
a fleet of French warships
25
Which of these battles took place in New York?
Long Island and Saratoga
Brandywine and Saratoga
Princeton and Germantown
Trenton and Long Island
26
Which of these if the primary cause of the failure of Britain's southern strategy?
Patriot alliances with Native Americans
the superiority of Patriot navy
lack of Loyalist support in the South
the superior ability of Patriot generals
27
Which of the following was NOT one of the terms of the Treaty of Paris?
Canada was returned to France
Britain recognized the U.S. as an independent nation
Florida was returned to Spain
The Atlantic Ocean formed the eastern border of the U.S.
28
What action finalized the colonies' independence from Great Britain?
a vote in Continental Congress
an order of General George Washington
a mutual agreement with Parliament
a royal decree from King George III
29
Someone who worked for hire as a professional soldier.
Loyalist
Patriot
ally
mercenary
30
Someone who wants to make drastic change in a society
mercenary
ally
Loyalist
radical
31
What step marked the colonists' final decision regarding their relationship with Britain?
The people approved the publication of Common Sense
Congress voted to the approve Declaration of Independence
George Washington took command of the Continental Army
Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition

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