APUSH CH8 (True/False

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

False

At Yorktown, the Americans finally showed that they could win an important battle without French assistance

False

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

False

George Washington was chosen commander of the American army more for his military abilities than for his personal and political attributes

False

Loyalists were strongest in New England, while Patriots were strongest in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the South outside Virginia

False

Most Loyalists were executed or driven from the country after the Patriot victory

False

Tom Paine's "Common Sense" was extremely important in pushing the colonies into direct, violent rebellion against the king as well as against Parliament

False

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

True

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

True

French entry into the war turned the American Revolutionary War into a world war, with most of Europe either fighting Britain or array in hostile neutrality

True

General Burgoyne's defeat at Saratoga in 1777 was critical for the American cause because it lead 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 Canada the 14th state

True

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

True

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

True