Deck 8: America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Comte de Rochambeau

Answer 1

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Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Horatio Gates

Answer 2

Student answers will vary.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Richard Henry Lee

Answer 3

Student answers will vary.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Charles Cornwallis

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
John Paul Jones

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Benedict Arnold

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Richard Montgomery

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
George Washington

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Nathanael Greene

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
William Howe

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Abigail Adams

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Thomas Jefferson

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
George III

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Thomas Paine

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
John Burgoyne

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Ethan Allen

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
George Rogers Clark

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Admiral de Grasse

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
John Jay

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Patrick Henry

Question 21

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Hessians

Question 22

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
civic virtue

Question 23

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
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​The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781

____ Bunker Hill

Question 24

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Patriots/Whigs

Question 25

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Second Continental Congress

Question 26

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
popular consent

Question 27

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
natural aristocracy

Question 28

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Declaration of Independence

Question 29

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
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​The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781

____ Ticonderoga

Question 30

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Common Sense

Question 31

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Battle of Saratoga

Question 32

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
privateering

Question 33

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Battle of Yorktown

Question 34

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
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​The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781

____ Long Island

Question 35

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
republicanism

Question 36

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Loyalists/Tories

Question 37

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Treaty of Paris of 1783

Question 38

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
Bunker Hill

Question 39

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
natural rights

Question 40

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
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​The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781

____ Trenton

Question 41

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
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​The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781

____ Princeton

Question 42

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
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​The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781

____ Yorktown

Question 43

As commander of America's Revolutionary army, George Washington exhibited all of the following except

A)unparalled strategic military genius.
B)personal courage.
C)a sense of justice.
D)moral force and self-discipline.
E)patience and loyalty to the Patriot cause.

Question 44

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
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​The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781

____ Albany

Question 45

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) Battle of Bunker Hill, (B) convening of the Second Continental Congress, (C) publication of Common Sense, and (D) adoption of the Declaration of Independence.

A)B, C, A, D
B)A, B, C, D
C)A, C, D, B
D)C, D, A, B
E)A, B, D, C

Question 46

The Revolutionary War began with fighting in ____; then in 1777-1778, fighting was concentrated in ____; and the fighting concluded in ____.

A)the South, the middle colonies, New England
B)the middle colonies, New England, the South
C)New England, the South, the middle colonies
D)New England, the middle colonies, the South
E)the middle colonies, the South, New England

Question 47

The colonial army eventually lost the Battle of Bunker Hill because its troops were

A)outnumbered.
B)short of gunpowder.
C)poorly organized.
D)poor shots.
E)lacking in courage.

Question 48

Perhaps the most important single action of the Second Continental Congress was to

A)select George Washington to head the army.
B)draft new appeals to the king.
C)adopt measures to raise money.
D)postpone an immediate demand for independence.
E)support independence.

Question 49

The colonists delayed declaring their independence until July 4, 1776, for all of the following reasons except

A)lack of military victories.
B)support for the tradition of loyalty to the empire.
C)the realization that the colonies were not united.
D)fear of British military reprisals.
E)a continued belief that America was part of the transatlantic community.

Question 50

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
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​The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781

____ Valley Forge

Question 51

The following were purposes of Jefferson's Declaration of Independence except ​

A)enlist other British colonies in the Americas to support the cause of American independence.
B)ask for an end to slavery throughout America.
C)invite assistance from foreign nations.
D)explain to the rest of the world why the colonies had revolted.
E)rally military, political, and economic resistance to British rule in America.

Question 52

In March 1776, this event is still celebrated today and it is known as Evacuation Day.What happened on this day?

A)Capture of Ft.Ticonderoga
B)Retreat of Bunker Hill
C)Signing of the Olive Branch Petition
D)Capture of Quebec
E)British evacuation of Boston

Question 53

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
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​The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781

____ Saratoga

Question 54

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
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​The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781

____ Newport

Question 55

King George III officially declared the colonies in rebellion just after

A)the armed clash at Lexington and Concord.
B)the First Continental Congress convened.
C)the Battle of Bunker Hill.
D)Benedict Arnold's forces' captured Ticonderoga and Crown Point.
E)hiring Hessian solders to fight in America.

Question 56

Colonists considered the British use of European mercenaries, Hessians, as paid soldiers

A)a smart strategy.
B)to be an extreme, unwarranted, and unpatriotic utilization of foreign nationals in this conflict between American colonists and their British cousins.
C)a pathetic way to build an army.
D)a sign of British desperation.
E)none of these choices are correct.

Question 57

The Olive Branch Petition

A)was passed by Parliament.
B)was an expression of King George III's desire for peace.
C)promised no treason charges if colonists stopped fighting.
D)was an attempt by the colonists to gain support of Native Americans.
E)was an effort by the Continental Congress to seek a political accommodation with King George III and prevent further hostilities with British military authorities.

Question 58

When the Second Continental Congress met in 1775

A)its members felt a strong desire for independence.
B)it cut off communications with the British government.
C)it continued to stall on the creation of an army and navy.
D)there was no well-defined sentiment for independence.
E)the conservative element was weakened.

Question 59

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
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​The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781

____ Philadelphia

Question 60

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
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​The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781

____ Charleston

Question 61

Some Patriots responded to Paine's vision of an ultra-democratic American republic in all of the following ways except ​

A)by enthusiastically embracing civic virtue fundamental to realizing Paine's republican vision for America.
B)by favoring the creation of a republic ruled by a "natural aristocracy" of talented elites.
C)by cautioning that the fervor for liberty would overwhelm the stability of the social order.
D)by affirming that the collective overall good of the "people" should matter more than the private rights and interests of individuals.
E)by wholly supporting a radical upheaval on the social classes, leaving poorer farmers, tenants, and laboring classes with enhanced political and economic influence.

Question 62

The Armed Neutrality League was started by

A)Louis XIV of France.
B)Charles V of Spain.
C)Catherine the Great of Russia.
D)King Leopold of Belgium.
E)George III of Britain.

Question 63

The resolution that "These United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states..." was introduced into the Second Continental Congress by Virginia delegate

A)Patrick Henry.
B)Thomas Jefferson.
C)Richard Henry Lee.
D)Thomas Paine.
E)John Adams.

Question 64

The Loyalists who continued to support the crown after independence had been declared were more likely to be all of the following except

A)well educated.
B)from among the older generation.
C)affiliated with the Anglican Church.
D)from New England.
E)wealthy.

Question 65

To help the British, colonial Loyalists did all of the following except

A)fight for the British.
B)serve as spies.
C)pay extra taxes to fund the war.
D)keep Patriot soldiers at home to protect their families.
E)galvanized support for the British cause from Indian tribes.

Question 66

General William Howe did not pursue and defeat George Washington's army after the Battle of Long Island for all of the following reasons except

A)he remembered the slaughter of Bunker Hill.
B)the country was rough.
C)supplies were slow in coming.
D)he did not relish the rigors of a winter campaign.
E)he lacked sufficient naval support.

Question 67

Which of these is not a true statement about African Americans' support of the Loyalist cause?

A)Some believed the British would grant them freedom from slavery.
B)Those who fled to British lines served as soldiers, servants, workers and spies.
C)The British used them in all-black regiments battling the Patriots.
D)Thousands of black Loyalist supporters were promised and given parcels of land in exchange for service.
E)Some were sold back into slavery after the war ended.

Question 68

The basic military strategy of the British in 1777 was to try to

A)control the entire Delaware Valley.
B)to cede the West as a minor, unimportant geographical region which lacked Indian allies who could help cause difficulties for Americans in the western areas.
C)sever New England from the rest of the states and paralyze the American cause.
D)hold all the colonial cities and let colonists control the countryside.
E)isolate the South with an early, lightning invasion of all of the southern colonies.

Question 69

Arrange these battles in chronological order: (A) Trenton, (B) Saratoga, (C) Long Island, and (D) Charleston.

A)B, C, A, D
B)C, A, B, D
C)C, B, A, D
D)C, B, D, A
E)A, B, C, D

Question 70

Jefferson was selected to draft the Declaration of Independence because

A)he volunteered.
B)he was already recognized as a brilliant writer.
C)the other members of the Continental Congress were all busy with other tasks.
D)he believed the colonies' independence should be celebrated with fireworks each year.
E)he was a renowned Virginia newspaperman.

Question 71

Which individual privately advocated equality for women?

A)Betsy Ross
B)Thomas Jefferson
C)Martha Washington
D)Benjamin Franklin
E)Abigail Adams

Question 72

Who was the American diplomat that negotiated the Model Treaty with France?

A)John Adams
B)Thomas Jefferson
C)Thomas Paine
D)Benjamin Franklin
E)Patrick Henry

Question 73

Loyalists made up about ____ percent of the American people.

A)8
B)16
C)28
D)39
E)52

Question 74

The basic principles of the Model Treaty and the new philosophy behind American international affairs entailed all of the following except ​

A)an idealistic hope that the bonds of mutual commercial interests would guarantee peaceful relations among nations.
B)an idealistic hope that the American Revolution would mark a turning point in history that would signal the end of military conflict among nations, which would heretofore focus on fostering commerical relations among each other.
C)a rejection of the realpolitik system of political diplomacy practiced by Great Britain and the European states.
D)an attempt to downplay and deemphasize the importance of building and sustaining economic connections in international diplomacy.
E)an idealistic effort to uphold the rule of law, free trade, and freedom of the seas as guiding principles in international affairs.

Question 75

The basic principles in the Model Treaty

A)were considered old-fashioned and outdated.
B)were viewed as naive, highly idealistic, and utopian by experienced practicioners of international diplomacy in Great Britain and Europe.
C)were not popular among most enlightened figures in America.
D)held that military conflict would still determine international relations among countries.
E)infused an element of realism into American attitudes toward international affairs that proved short-sighted and inconsistent.

Question 76

The Declaration of Independence did all of the following except

A)invoke the natural rights of humankind to justify revolt.
B)catalog the tyrannical actions of King George III.
C)argue that royal tyranny justified revolt.
D)offer the British one last chance at reconciliation.
E)accuse the British of violating the natural rights of the Americans.

Question 77

Examples of colonial experience with self-governance, which prepared Americans for a republic, included all of the following except

A)New England town meetings.
B)committees of correspondence.
C)militia service.
D)the relative equality of landowning farmers.
E)the absence of a hereditary aristocracy.

Question 78

France came to America's aid in the Revolution because

A)French officials supported the cause of democracy.
B)it hoped to gain access to the American fur trade.
C)it perceived that succesfully assisting the American cause could lead to achieving their ultimate goal of breaking up the British Empire.
D)it could use America to test new military tactics.
E)its new alliance with Britain would be a surprise to both militaries.

Question 79

Most Americans considered which of the following to be fundamental for any successful republican government?

A)A wealthy class to govern
B)The primacy of the property rights of individuals
C)Primacy of the interests of individuals
D)Retention of a constitutional monarchy
E)Civic virtue

Question 80

The Patriot militia played a crucial role in the Revolution in all of the following ways except

A)taking up the task of political education.
B)raising funds to support the war effort.
C)convincing people that the British army was an unreliable friend.
D)mercilessly harassing small British detachments.
E)as effective agents of Revolutionary ideas.