US History 10A

When did the American Revolution end in the colonies?

February 28, 1782

Why did Thomas Paine's Common Sense inspire colonists?

opportunities for the common man

In what way did each colony's government mirror the government of Britain?

Each had a two-house legislature.

A key factor in the American victory in the American Revolution was the military assistance provided to the Patriots by which country?

France

What country entered the Revolutionary War as a French ally in 1779?

Spain

Why did George Washington make the risky move of crossing the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776?

to make a surprise attack on German mercenaries

Who helped negotiate an alliance between the Patriots and France in 1778?

Benjamin Franklin

Which country's government did the colonists model their government after?

Britain

Who or what did Common Sense name as the greatest enemy to American liberty?

King George III

Which document did the Second Continental Congress send to King George III to reaffirm colonists' allegiance to him, but not to Parliament?

Olive Branch Petition

What was one effect of new british taxes on colonists?

Outraged colonists protested the new taxes

Which of the following men was a Virginia representative who argued for more radical opposition to Parliament?

Patrick Henry

Which of the following advantages was held by the British at the beginning of the war?

The british army had more weapons and ships than the continental Army

At the First Continental Congress, what significant action did delegates take against the British?

They called for a boycott of all British imports

In what way did the American Revolution affect Native Americans?

They lost large amounts of land.

Whose ideas did Jefferson draw upon while drafting the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Paine

Spanish attacks on British forts in the South _____.

drew British troops away from battles with the Patriots

At which battle did the French navy help George Washington defeat the British and end the Revolutionary War?

Yorktown

Along with independence from Britain, what did Thomas Paine propose for the colonies?

a republican government

In 1783, the Treaty of Paris _____.

ceded far more territory to the United States than the colonies had won in the war