Chapter 4 Test

British troops occupied this city in the winter of 1777-1778 while Washington and his troops camped in the woods.

Philadelphia

Parliament passes the _____________, requiring colonists to pay a direct tax on a variety of items.

Stamp Act

This is what resulted when Congress printed more and more money.

Inflation

Parliament passes what the colonists call the ____, a series of measures that, among other things, shut down the Boston Harbor and authorize British commanders to house soldiers in private homes.

Intolerable Acts

After withdrawing from Boston in 1776, the British tried to isolate New England by seizing this city.

New York

After reading it, King George issued a proclaimation stating that the colonies were in rebellion and urging Parliament to order a naval blockade of the American coast.

Olive Branch Petition

It was the document that urged Kind George III to consider a return to the "former harmony" between Britain and the colonies.

Olive Branch Petition

It was the group of colonists who sided with the views of Franklin, Paines, & Jefferson.

Patriots

Tensions rise between Britain and the colonies when the ____ leaves Crispus Atticus and 4 others dead.

Boston Massacre

Colonists stage the ___ to send a forceful message to Britain communicating their feelings about the Tea Act.

Boston Tea Party

The ____ rally around the colonists of Boston, quickly moving into action and assembling the First Continental Congress.

Committees of Correspondence

The assemblies of Massachusetts and Virginia set up ______ to communicate with other colonies about British threats and colonists' liberties.

Committees of Correspondence

It was written by Thomas Paine.

Common Sense

It was the document that announced that people have unalienable rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

Declaration of Independence

It was written by Thomas Jefferson.

Declaration of Independence

Fredrick von Steuben aided the American cause by joining George Washingtons army, leading a command in Virginia, and suggesting the military strategy that resulted in the surrender of the British Army.

False; Lafayette

On October 17, 1781, British general Charles Cornwallis raised the white flag of surrender, bringing an end to the siege of Philadelphia as well as to the war.

False; Yorktown

Egalitarianism is a belief that all people are basically good.

False; equals

T or F: Marquis de Lafayette, a talented drill master, transformed the Continental army during the winter at Valley Forge by teaching the soldiers how to execute Field maneuvers, fire and reload quickly, and wield bayonets.

False; van Steuben

_____, the royal head of England, urges Parliament to take quick action to punish Massachusetts.

King George III

It was the group of colonists who supported Britain during the Revolution.

Loyalists

To keep the peace, General Thomas Gage places Boston under ______.

Martial Law

This is what corrupt government officials engaged in when they sold scarce goods for very high prices during the Revolutionary War.

Profiteering

___________ helps to found the Sons of Liberty, a secret resistance group.

Samuel Adams

This victory for the colonists dramatically changed Britian's war strategy.

Saratoga

It declared American Independence on July 2, 1776 and adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

Second Continental Congress

It recognized the Minutemen as the Continental Army, appointed George Washington as the army's commander, and authorized the printing of paper money to pay the troops.

Second Continental Congress

It's members signed signed their names to the following vow, "We mutually pledge to each other our lives, fortunes, and sacred Honor.

Second Continental Congress

Colonsists react with rage and well organized resistance to the ________, a package of revenue laws imposing taxes on imports of glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.

Townshend Acts

This is where, on Christmas night in 1776, George Washington led 2,400 men in rowboats across an ice choked river.

Trenton

The treaty that confirmed US Independence in 1783 was called the Treaty of Paris because it was written and signed in Paris, France.

True

This is the site of the Continental Army's camp during the winter of 1777-1778.

Valley Forge