CBA 2 Review/ Colonies, AR

Question 1

Thomas Paine, Paul Revere, Mercy Otis Warren, and Phyllis Wheatley were all _______ creators.

Accepted Answer

propaganda

Question 2

What did the First Continental Congress seek to do?

Accepted Answer

all of these were goals of the First Continental Congress

Question 3

Who are "summer soldiers and sunshine patriots"?

Accepted Answer

soldiers who only fought when times were easy

Question 4

Which nation helped the Americans win the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

France and Spain

Question 5

What is guerilla warfare?

Accepted Answer

all of these are guerilla war tactics

Question 6

What's the economic system that made the 13 Colonies act as money makers for Great Britain?

Accepted Answer

mercantilism

Question 7

Who was America's first naval hero and famously said, "I have not yet begun to fight!"?

Accepted Answer

John Paul Jones

Question 8

What was the purpose of the first essay in The American Crisis?

Accepted Answer

to inspire American soldiers to finish the fight

Question 9

What was the purpose of Common Sense by Thomas Paine?

Accepted Answer

to explain to Americans what the British had done

Question 10

I wrote this cartoon & the Albany Plan of Union, & I was a representative for the US in France.

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Franklin

Question 11

What geographic region caused the French and Indian War?

Accepted Answer

The Ohio River Valley

Question 12

Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered the turning point of the war?

Accepted Answer

That's when the French came to help the Americans.

Question 13

What were strengths of the Continental Army?

Accepted Answer

strong motivation & lots of supplies

Question 14

What did the Second Continental Congress do?

Accepted Answer

they did all of these things

Question 15

I wrote the Declaration of Independence and was the third president of the US...

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 16

What made the United States borders within the dark green area?

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Paris, 1783

Question 17

Who was the African American who spied on British troops?

Accepted Answer

James Armistead

Question 18

What was an effect of the French and Indian War?

Accepted Answer

all of these are effects of the French and Indian War

Question 19

What policies had Britain been "salutary neglecting" until AFTER the French and Indian War?

Accepted Answer

Navigation Acts

Question 20

Why were the colonists upset over the tax policies of Great Britain?

Accepted Answer

They were not being represented in Parliament.

Question 21

What were the Sons of Liberty protesting?

Accepted Answer

The Tea Act and Stamp Act

Question 22

________ is considered to be the American's first act of Civil Disobedience.

Accepted Answer

Boston Tea Party

Question 23

Which battle did the British finally surrender to the Continental Army?

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Yorktown

Question 24

Who helped defend the port of New Orleans so the Americans could still get supplies?

Accepted Answer

Bernardo de Galvez

Question 25

Who was a victim at the Boston Massacre and who became a martyr for abolitionists?

Accepted Answer

Crispus Attucks

Question 26

"That among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" are...

Accepted Answer

your unalienable (natural) rights

Question 27

Who was the enlightenment author who inspired Thomas Jefferson's DOI?

Accepted Answer

John Locke

Question 28

Which religious group was the first to call for the end of Slavery?

Accepted Answer

The Quakers

Question 29

What colony is in red? (Hint: Lexington & Concord, and Boston)

Accepted Answer

Massachusetts

Question 30

Where did Washington's army endure a lack of food, supplies, disease, and a harsh climate?

Accepted Answer

The Winter at Valley Forge

Question 31

What was an effect of the Intolerable Acts?

Accepted Answer

The Boston Harbor was closed.

Question 32

Which treaty ended the French and Indian War?

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Paris, 1763

Question 33

The "Shots Heard 'Round the World" is...

Accepted Answer

a metaphor for the global effects the American Rev. had

Question 34

What were weaknesses of the British army?

Accepted Answer

long supply lines & lack of motivation

Question 35

What geographic feature does the Proclamation of 1763 align with?

Accepted Answer

The Appalachian Mountains

Question 36

What were the major contributions of women during this time?

Accepted Answer

all of these things were done by women during this time

Question 37

Which group used freedom of speech and freedom of the press to unify the colonies?

Accepted Answer

Committees of Correspondence

Question 38

Why was the Proclamation of 1763 written by King George III?

Accepted Answer

to keep peace between the Native Americans and the colonists

Question 39

What set of laws led to the First Continental Congress?

Accepted Answer

The Intolerable Acts

Question 40

Which group did NOT want independence from King George and England?

Accepted Answer

the Loyalists

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