Mindtap Chapter 6

The Declaration of Rights and Grievances advanced which of the following concepts?

Americans will obey Parliament, but will only do so voluntarily.

Key to the defeat of British General Cornwallis at Yorktown was:

French naval power

"These are the times that try men's souls." This statement by Thomas Paine was written in response to:

General Washington's retreat across New Jersey.

Which of the following contributed to the success of American General Nathanael Greene's southern campaign?

Greene's conciliatory policy toward loyalists in the region

What happened to the property of banished loyalists?

In many states it was formally confiscated

Which of the following is true of the Newburgh Conspiracy?

It involved a threat by officers in the Continental Army to mutiny unless Congress gave them adequate compensation for their services.

In an attempt to deal with those who were against the resistance movement, the Second Continental Congress did which of the following?

It recommended that the states disarm and arrest all "disaffected" persons.

British forces under the command of General Burgoyne were surrounded and the entire force of over six thousand men surrendered in the Battle of:

Saratoga.

Which of the following was a consequence of Lord Dunmore's Proclamation of November 1775?

The Second Continental Congress decided to allow blacks to enlist in the Continental Army.

Which one of the following best explains the significance of the Battle of Oriskany?

The battle split the Iroquois Confederacy into pro-British and pro-American factions.

Which of the following was a consequence of Lord Dunmore's war?

Thousands of settlers moved into the backcountry to which Virginia claimed title.

Which of the following was most likely to have been an active patriot?

a city artisan

During the course of the American Revolution, patriots:

harassed both loyalists and those who remained neutral.

The emergence of popularly elected provincial conventions in late 1774 and early 1775 indicates that:

independence was being won at the local level as colonial governments collapsed.

The capture of Fort Ticonderoga by patriot forces in 1775 was significant largely because it:

provided the American side with much-needed cannon.