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US History Chapter 4 Review

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1
What is the Committee of Correspondence?
major military power that helped the colonists at Yorktown
Colonists loyal to the crown
group set up by colonists to deal with threats to liberty
civilian soldiers who fought at a minute's notice
2
Colonists that supported independence were known as:
Patriots
Freedom fighters
Tories
Loyalists
3
Which foreign military mind helped defeat the British at Yorktown?
Marquis de Lafayette
General Cornwallis
Baron von Steuben
John Adams
4
Which battle is considered the first battle of the war?
Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill
Boston Massacre
Saratoga
5
What battle is considered the turning point in the war?
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Trenton
6
Who was the commander of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
John Adams
Alexander Hamilton
7
What were the Intolerable Acts?
Law requiring British troops to be quartered in homes
tax placed on sugar
document sent ti King George hoping for peace
series of laws enacted to punish Boston for Boston Tea Party
8
Who was the president of the Continental Congress who signed his name large on the Declaration?
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
George Washington
John Adams
9
Whose concepts did Jefferson draw upon in writing the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
George III
John Locke
Benjamin Franklin
10
Which European country supported American during the War?
Spain
Great Britain
France
Italy
11
What is inflation?
temporary rule by military rather than civil authority
dumping of tea into Boston Harbor
increase in prices that declines purchasing power for goods
policy forbidding the colonies from moving west
12
Who founded the Sons of Liberty and was likely at the Boston Tea Party?
George Washington
Sam Adams
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams