Mr. Gerdes U.S. History Chapter 4 test
Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis
surrendered the British Army at Yorktown
Proclamation of 1763
the British Parliament passed the _____ to prevent colonists from settling in the trans-Appalachian region.
Pontiac's Rebellion
During a series of struggles known as _____, the Ottawa, Potawatomis, and Hurons in the Great Lakes region rebelled against British rule.
Boston Tea Party
During the _____, American colonists threw the cargoes of several British ships into the harbor
came to arrest colonial leaders and take colonial weapons
Fighting began in Lexington and Concord when British troops
Adm. Comte De Grasse
French naval officer that prevented the evacuation of Yorktown.
Battle of Trenton
General Washington's Christmas crossing of the Delaware River helped him win the ____, which boosted Patriot confidence.
Continental Army
George Washington received command of the ____ from the Second Continental Congress.
They lost large amounts of land.
In what way did the American Revolution affect Native Americans?
Other republican groups fought to overthrow aristocratic governments
In what way did the American Revolution affect other countries?
were breaking the law and should support their king
Loyalists believed Patriots
right to pay no tax unless it was levied by their own representatives.
One British principle of government valued by the American colonists was the
persistence to continue fighting.
One of the Patriots' greatest strengths was their
Stamp Act
Parliament's ____ which taxed printed materials in the colonies, outraged the colonists who believed that only their own representatives should levy taxes.
Baron von Steuben
Prussian officer that trained the American army
Lexington
The American Revolution began when shots were fired at
mercenary
The British underestimated how angry the Patriots would be over the presence of German ____ soldiers fighting for Britain
the Patriot victory at Saratoga.
The French made an open alliance with the United States following
make peace with the king.
The Purpose of the Olive Branch petition was to
ceded far more territory to the United States than the colonies had won in the war.
The Treaty of Paris of 1783
Second Continental Congress
The ____ represented the American patriots during the American Revolution against Britain's king and Parliament.
Treaty of Paris
The ____, which ended the American Revolution, recognized an independent America and set generous boundaries for the United States.
Treaty of Paris of 1783
The _____ ended the war and granted the former American colonies complete Independence.
wealthy white men.
The group that benefited the most from the American Revolution was
Valley Forge
The site of Washington's harsh winter of 1777-1778 was
John Locke and his ideas of Natural Rights
Thomas Jefferson drew heavily on the ideas of ____ when he drafted the Declaration of Independence.
Benedict Arnold
Traitor
Both supported the concept that all men are created equal.
What did Paine's Common Sense and Jefferson's Declaration of Independence have in common?
the Boston Massacre
What incident led Parliament to withdraw nearly all of the Townshend Acts?
Hostility between white settlers and Native Americans deepened
What is one effect of the battles fought on the western frontier during the American Revolution
smooth-bore musket with bayonet
What type of weapon became the standard military weapon of the war?
Outraged colonists protested the new taxes
What was one effect of new British taxes on colonists?
The French surrendered all of Canada to the British.
What was the outcome of the French and Indian War?
February 28, 1782
When did the American Revolution end in the colonies?
the British occupation of Yorktown
Which event led to the siege of Yorktown?
They thought Patriots were too radical.
Which of the following describes Loyalists?
Sons of Liberty
Which of the following groups led violent protests against British taxation in the colonies?
strong leadership
Which of the following was an American advantage during the War for Independence?
The British began to tax the colonists and the colonists began to question British authority
Which statement best describes British-American relations after the French and Indian War
the Quartering Act and the Coercive Acts
Which two acts did not include a new tax
Thomas Jefferson
Who drafted the Declaration of Independence
Paine talked about opportunities for the common man.
Why did Thomas Paine's Common Sense inspire colonists?
The Southern plantation economy depended on slavery.
Why did slavery continue after the Revolution?
It raised the morale of American troops and gave them hope.
Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill significant?
Yorktown
With help from the French, the war ended at the Battle of ____.
John Adams
____ was a Massachusetts lawyer who lead the fight to declare independence from Great Britain.
writing defiant pamphlets.
colonists opposed new British taxes by protesting violently and
Monmouth
immediately following the British withdrawal from Philadelphia, the Continentals proved they were as good as the British troops in the Battle of
Marquis de Lafayette
popular French General in the Continental Army.
William Howe
British General ____ misjudged the Patriots' position on Bunker Hill and lost many of his troops
King George III
"Royal Brute", Tyrant
West Point on the Hudson River
A traitor to the American cause almost gave away the secrets plans of the most strategic location in America, it was
the consent of the governed
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does a government's power come from?
eliminated in the North.
After the Revolution, the practice of enslaving African Americans was
support from Native American tribes
All of the following helped Americans win the War for Independence except
Benjamin Franklin
American Ambassador to France
Nathanael Greene
American General that lead the patriots at the Battle of Guilford's Courthouse.
A majority of the Continental Army re-enlisted
As a result of the battle of Trenton