APUSH CH 8 True False

American diplomats were successful in guaranteeing American political indolence but failed to gain the territorial concessions they wanted

False. They gained both political independence and the western territorial concessions they wanted

American militiamen proved politically very effective in pushing their apathetic or neutral fellow citizens into supporting the Patriot cause

True

The Declaration of Independence was especially important because it enabled the American to appeal for direct aid from France

True

The Loyalists considered the "Patriot" to be the traitors to their country and themselves to be the true patriots

True

Tom Paine's Common Sense was most important because it pushed the colonies into violent rebellion against the kind as well as against Parliament

false. Paine's Common Sense pushed them to declare independence. They were already in rebellion agains the king

following the Battle of Bunker Hill, King George and the Continental Congress made one last attempt at reconciliation

false. after Bunker Hill the king proclaimed the colonies in rebellion and slammed the door on reconciliation

george washington was chosen commander of the American army primarily because of his military abilities and experience

false. he was chosen more for his personal and political abilities than for his military attributes

Most loyalists were executed or drive from the country after the Patriot victory

false. only a minority were driven out the country, and almost none were killed

The Loyalists were strongest in New England and Virginia

false. the patriots were strongest in New England and Virginia; Loyalists were stronger elsewhere in the colonies

At Yorktown, the Americans finally showed that they could win an important battle with French assistance

false. yorktown was successful because of French naval aid

American success in the Revolutionary War and the peace treaty was due in significant measure to political developments in Europe.

true

During much of the Revolutionary War, the British controlled cities like New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Charleston, while the Americans conducted their campaigns primarily in the countryside

true

French entry into the war turned the American Revolutions War into a world war involving most of the European great powers

true

General Burgoyne's defeat at Saratog in 1777 was critical fro the American cause because it led to the alliance with France

true

The American army that invaded Canada falsely believed that oppressed French Canadians would join them in revolt and make Candid the fourteenth state

true