Social Science Quiz 3 (2022-23)

Mary Ludwig Hays traveled to bring water for soldiers at the Battle of

To which of the following colonies did Philip Van Cortlandt flee to avoid arrest?

How many children did Philip and Catherine Van Cortlandt have?

Colonel Henry Knox received a letter from his wife in 1777 discussing

Which of the following groups would be LEAST likely to be considered a threat during the American Revolution?

Who wrote the first version of the Olive Branch Petition?

The French proposed that American territory should extend westwards to the

British officers planned military campaigns believing they would have widespread support in

Which of the following officers led troops to capture British General Richard Prescott in July 1777?

Approximately what percentage of the white population in the colonies supported the Revolution?

Who led the American forces at The Battle of Yorktown?

People loyal to the British government were sometimes called

Which of the following enslaved people was a Loyalist?

“Camp followers” were

After her husband fled to escape arrest, Catherine Van Cortlandt and her children remained in

Which of the following nations was the last to join the Six Nations of the Iroquois?

Defeating American forces in states like North Carolina and Virginia was part of the British plan called the

For which of the following colonies’ artillery was Mary Ludwig Hays’s husband a gunner?

Boston King was enslaved as a carpenter in

George Washington was from the state of

Benjamin Franklin’s son, William Franklin, served as

The Continental Congress addressed the Olive Branch Petition to the

The Continental Congress rejected the first version of the Olive Branch Petition because its members

Which of the following women was a Loyalist?

After the American Revolution, the United States military did not have racially integrated companies again until

Which of the following names did James Armistead adopt after his manumission in 1787?

The Proclamation of 1763 aimed at

Which of the following modern states was NOT the site of frontier combat between the Americans and British?

When did British Parliament passed a law forbidding the British Army from fighting in North America?

Which of the following cities was the last British stronghold in the American Revolution?

Whom did Joseph Louis Cook accompany on a military campaign in Quebec?

Of following options, who would be MOST likely to be a Loyalist?

Which of the following de facto powers of government did the Continental Congress NOT possess?

Loyalists were LEAST likely to be

American Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens was killed during the

The Olive Branch Petition aimed to

Which of the following formerly enslaved people provided key intelligence at the Battle of Yorktown?

Native American leader Joseph Louis Cook reached the rank of

Why did merchants in port cities tend to support the British government?

Creek warriors played an important role in the British siege of

How did the Oneida Nation respond to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War?

Loyalist support was strong in all of the following areas EXCEPT

Which of the following European states played the MOST important role in fighting the British on the Gulf Coast?

Sir William Johnson was born in

Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of the Treaty of Paris?

As part of their boycott of British products, colonists consumed more

Whom did George Washington defeat in the election for Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army?

Which of the following adjectives BEST describes George Washington’s reputation in the Continental Congress?

Which of the following methods was NOT an option for enslaved people to gain independence before 1785?

American diplomacy in Europe during the Revolutionary War led to

John Dickinson was a prominent supporter of

Which of the following Founding Fathers openly called for independence from Britain in early 1775?

The Iroquois Nations proved to be vital British allies in the

What ended action the Battle of Yorktown?

The Declaration of the Causes and Necessities of Taking Up Arms primarily takes aim at

Which factor MOST determined political affiliations during the revolutionary period?

After the Revolutionary War, MOST Loyalists

The First Continental Congress collectively agreed to

In 1780, George Washington replaced General Horatio Gates with

Why did General Cornwallis not attend the surrender at Yorktown?

Who helped James Armistead achieve independence?

Which of the following men did NOT serve on the drafting committee for the Olive Branch Petition?

What battle was the last major military conflict of the Revolutionary War?

What was the first name of George Washington’s wife?

Which of the following states was the site of Joseph Brant’s Western education?

How long did the Battle of Guilford Courthouse last?

Joseph Louis Cook and Joseph Brant were both members of the

All the following women fought or served in the American Revolution EXCEPT

After the Revolutionary War, Loyalists were MOST often subjected to

Which British party leader said, “Another such victory would ruin the British Army”?

To which of the following Canadian natural resources did the British give America access in the Treaty of Paris?

British policy granted freedom to enslaved persons who

The Comte de Vergennes served as a French

Who led American forces at the Battle of Cowpens?

The Virginia Act of 1783 emancipated enslaved persons in Virginia who

Why did Joseph Louis Cook lead the Native American diplomatic delegation in 1780?

In the British army there were about 25,000

The British MOST likely emancipated some enslaved people in order to

Who commanded the French naval vessels that aided the Franco-American forces at Yorktown?

Which major American city was under siege when the Second Continental Congress convened?

Which of the following generals’ headquarters did James Armistead infiltrate in 1781?

Which of the following Patriots was a merchant?

Joseph Plum Martin was a

A major center of British military activity on the western frontier was

After The Battle of Yorktown, the British public’s support for the war

What was the first name of Colonel Henry Knox’s wife?

American defenders warded off the British and their allies in the August 1782 siege of

Who could speak Iroquoian languages and became an interpreter in the Ohio Valley?

When did The Battle of Yorktown begin?

Which of the following issues did not threaten the homefront during the American Revolution?

Which of the following colonies had the highest proportion of enslaved people among the New England colonies?

Which Native American group aided the British in their destruction of Hanna’s Town?

During the Revolutionary War MOST Americans

The Gnadenhutten Massacre took place at a(n)

Which state was British General Cornwallis determined to conquer in order to have control of the South?

Which of the following states’ militiamen were the first to help defend American settlers on the western frontier?