Chapter 5: The American Revolution, 1776-1783

The Articles of Confederation defined the first government of the United States. Identify the aspects of the Articles of Confederation that demonstrate how it was a reaction to the fears of a monarchy.

A majority of the states were required to approve measures on war, finances, and the army. Unanimous approval from the states was required to levy taxes on imports. No president or chief executive was allowed.

In the war's aftermath, which of the following groups suffered an unprecedented loss in status and property due to the nature of the conflict as a civil war?

Native Americans Loyalists

Identify the groups of people in America who were divided between both the Patriot and Loyalist causes.

Native Americans families African Americans

The Revolution had created two wars: the main conflict in the East as well as a frontier guerrilla war in the West.

TRUE - A guerrilla war concurrently took place in the Ohio Valley, western New York, and Pennsylvania. The British urged frontier Loyalists and their Indian allies to go after Patriot farm settlements there.

When Loyalists departed America after the Revolution, their confiscated property and newly vacated jobs created new social, economic, and political opportunities for Patriots

TRUE- The confiscated homes, vast tracks of land, and vacated jobs of departing Loyalists created new social, economic and political opportunities for Patriots.

Identify the ways in which women's roles changed during the Revolution

Women worked as nurses for soldiers. Women, on occasion, fought in battles.

Identify the challenges the British military leaders faced during the Revolutionary War.

The Continental Congress gave Washington the power to maintain his Continental army through recruiting soldiers with cash, land, clothing, and blankets. Americans maintained a strong ideological commitment to their belief that tyranny should be resisted and overcome. Washington refused to engage in a large, decisive battle with Britain, instead picking and choosing when to engage the British.

Before the Revolution, Americans tolerated religious dissent; after the Revolution, many Americans insisted on complete freedom of religion as embodied in the principle of separation of church and state. Identify actions that took place during and following the Revolutionary War that supported this social change.

All states but Virginia eliminated tax support for the church before the fighting was over, and Virginia did so soon afterward. The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom declared that "no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship."

Complete the passage below describing considerations Americans made in forming a new national government.

At the national level, the states approved the Articles of Confederation, creating a weak central government and leaving most issues of government to the individual states. Reflecting the republican ideology, the new government deliberately avoided creating a chief executive who could possibly assume the powers of a monarch.

Identify the different outcomes African Americans faced after the Revolutionary War.

Freed slaves fled to Canada or the British colonies in search of freedom. Slaves who had fought for the British were punished for disloyalty. Slavery was ended in most northern states, inspired by the ideas of liberty and freedom at the heart of the Patriot cause.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga significant to the Revolutionary War?

It showed the French that the Patriots were capable of fighting the British, and this would ultimately lead to a military alliance with France. It was a decisive victory over the British and showed that the Patriots were capable of winning major battles, and possibly the war.

One of the changes that took place after the Revolutionary War was that American leaders embraced republican ideology. From the leaders' perspective, identify all of the advantages that the republic had over monarchies, such as the British Empire.

Limiting powers of the national government. Elected representatives and legislators. More transparency into the political process

Complete the passage below describing the newly forming American government

Most of the political experimentation between 1776 and 1787 occurred at the state level in the form of written constitutions. Most included bills of rights that protected freedom of speech, trial by jury, and freedom from self-incrimination.

Which of the following statements describe ways in which the Revolutionary War impacted groups such as African Americans, women, and Native Americans?

Tens of thousands of enslaved African Americans gained their freedom by escaping amid the turmoil of the war., Press Alt+DownArrow to open the options. Native Americans fought for both sides of the war, but those who fought for the British experienced significant discrimination at the war's conclusion.

Identify the ways in which the Battle of Yorktown was a key turning point in the Revolutionary War.

The Battle of Yorktown was the final battle of the Revolutionary War.The French navy helped secure an American victory over the British.

Identify the challenges American military leaders faced from the British during the Revolutionary War.

The British Empire sent about 35,000 soldiers and half of its huge navy across the Atlantic to put down the American rebellion The British recruited American Loyalists, Native Americans, and African Americans to fight on their behalf. To aid their war effort, the British hired foreign soldiers (mercenaries).

Identify the reasons why the Battle of Kings Mountain was a significant turning point in the Revolutionary War.

The British defeat made it very difficult for them to recruit American Loyalists to fight against the Patriots. The Battle of Kings Mountain was a crucial victory for the Americans, as it undermined the British strategy in the South.

The 1783 Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War. Identify the territory that became part of the United States as a result of its signing.

The borders of the newly formed United States stretched from the East Coast to the Mississippi River, and excluded Florida.

Identify the reasons the Loyalists supported the British during the Revolutionary War.

They felt that an independent America could not protect them from foreign enemies as well as Britain could. They believed they were more likely to prosper under British rule. They feared that the Revolution would result in lawlessness.

Benjamin Rush, a Philadelphia doctor and scientist, noted that unexpected changes were on the way: "The American war is over: but this is far from being the case with the American Revolution. On the contrary, but the first act of the great drama is closed." Identify the examples of the political or social changes that the Revolutionary War inspired.

Workers wanted to remove the elite's social and political powers. Americans insisted on freedom of religion. Voting qualifications were made less restrictive.