American History Unit 2- TEST
The revolution was caused by the __________ of the British Gov.
Attitudes
The Albany Plan of Union was drawn up by:
Benjamin Franklin
Loyalists supported the ___________
British
As a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763, the French ceded: New Orleans to the English territory west of the Mississippi to the English Canada and the area east of the Mississippi to the English Louisiana to the English
Canada and the area east of the Mississippi to the English
What man's victories gave the Americans a hold on the land between the Great Lakes, the Ohio River, and the Mississippi River?
Clark
a chain of communication with other colonies
Committees of Correspondence
allowed Parliament to pass any laws
Declaratory Law
The Treaty of Paris of 1763
Ended the French and Indian War and the English gained control of the north.
Why were the Navigation Acts initially not enforced by England?
England was busy with the war with France and the King and Parliament were having issues
The British maintained their occupation of Philadelphia because it gave them such a tremendous military advantage.
False
The Navigation Acts were intended to strengthen the shaky economy of the colonies.
False
The Patriots achieved a clear victory at the Battle of Monmouth by soundly defeating the British forces.
False
Valley Forge was a high point in the American Revolution.
False
Who did the Second Continental Congress appoint as commander-in-chief of the colonial army?
George Washington
prevented manufacturing and competition
Hat Act
prohibited the building of iron mills and steel furnaces
Iron Act
What Indian tribe was allied with England? Iroquois Powhatan Chippewa Mohawk
Iroquois
Who commanded the French ship in the most famous sea fight of the Revolutionary War?
John Paul Jones
prevented competition with the West Indies
Molasses Act
The new commander who replaced Gates in the South was _____.
Nathaniel Greene
Attempting to control colonial trade, England passed the _____, declaring that the colonies could only sell certain items, such as tobacco and sugar, to England.
Navigation Acts
The French and Indian War broke out over claims to the:
Ohio River valley
The Congress adopted the , ______________ begging Parliament not to break from the colonies until a compromise could be worked out.
Olive Branch Petition
prohibited settlers from moving west
Proclamation Act of 1763
allowed troops to be stationed in colonial homes
Quartering Act
The Committees of Correspondence were organized by:
Samuel Adams
What battle did Benedict Arnold play a leading role in before he changed sides?
Saratoga
Which battle is considered to be the major turning point of the Revolutionary War?
Saratoga
secret organizations opposed to the stamp tax
Sons of Liberty
How did the British Parliament respond to the colonist's opposition to the Stamp Act and boycott of English goods?
They repealed the Stamp Act and passed Declaratory law
Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense, which called for the colonies to break away from England?
Thomas Paine
Clark was not able to maintain his hold on the fort in Vincennes, and it was retaken by Colonel Hamilton and his troops.
True
Congress designated the hero of Saratoga, General Horatio Gates, as the new commander in the South.
True
The British thought that by invading New York at Lake Champlain and proceeding down the Hudson River to New York City, they would divide the colonies and shatter American morale.
True
The Navigation Acts began to be strictly enforced during the time of George III.
True
Cornwallis was convinced that in order to hold the Carolinas, he would have to take _____.
Virginia
result of the Stamp Act
Virginia Resolves
Benedict Arnold planned to turn the American fort of ________ over to Major Andre.
West Point
One of the deciding battles of the French and Indian War was the capture of Quebec by General:
Wolfe
The Intolerable Acts caused the formation of: political parties the Minutemen a continental army a continental navy
a continental army
ally
a person, group, or nation united with another for some special purpose
The Boston Tea Party was:
a protest against the tea tax
treaty
an agreement, especially one between nations, signed and approved by each nation
used by the colonists because of a currency shortage
barter
Benedict Arnold
betrayed his country
To join together against and have nothing to do with a person, business, nation, employer, or anything else in order to coerce or punish is called a _____.
boycott
Passage of the Townshend Acts caused the colonists to: revolt urge Congress to veto the Act boycott English goods go on a hunger strike
boycott English goods
George Rogers Clark
captured the west from the British
Loyalist
colonist who opposed independence for the American colonies at the time of the American Revolutionary War
To settle by agreeing that each will give up a part of what he demands is to _____.
compromise
John Paul Jones
defeated the British navy
stated that only English ships could be used
first Navigation Act
During the Revolutionary War, only about __________ ships were in the United States Navy.
forty
Cornwallis was defeated at Yorktown because:
french and american ships kept relief forces from arriving
Nathan Hale
gave his life for his country
Lord Grenville's program
increase in old taxes and levying of new taxes on imports
Weaknesses of the Patriot army were:
little organization lack of equipment untrained soldiers
Von Steuben aided the Patriots by teaching the soldiers how to:
march in step switch ranks fight professionally drill with muskets
What theory stated that a country's power was measured by the amount of gold and silver it owned?
mercantilism
Soldiers who were paid to fight by a foreign state were called _____.
mercenaries
The Stamp Act forced the colonists to pay a tax on:
paper
A privately owned ship that is armed for war is a ________.
privateer
The Albany Plan of Union was proposed in order to: secure foreign allies for the colonies fight for independence strengthen the colonies against the French defy the English trade restrictions
strengthen the colonies against the French
The final colonial war between France and England was:
the French and Indian War
What British acts did the first Continental Congress seek to revoke?
the intolerable acts
What was NOT one of the major factors of the victory of America in the Revolutionary War?
the superior training of the Continental soldiers
In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson asserts that the rights of men are:
theirs from birth
General Braddock's greatest weakness in the French and Indian War was his lack of: courage control over his men support by the British understanding of Indian fighting methods
understanding of Indian fighting methods
One result of the French and Indian War was that England: reduced colonial taxes wanted the colonies to help pay for the war gave the colonies their freedom erased all colonial dissatisfactions
wanted the colonies to help pay for the war
Colonel Hamilton
was the British commander at Vincennes
allowed the British to search colonists' homes
writs of assistance
allowed the British to search homes
writs of assistance