Ch.4
Which event led to the siege of Yorktown?
the British occupation of Yorktown
The French made an open alliance with the United States following
the Patriot victory at Saratoga.
Which two acts did not include a new tax?
the Quartering Act and the Coercive Acts
Loyalists believed Patriots
were breaking the law
Colonist opposed new British taxes by protesting violently and
writing defiant pamphlets
George Washington received command of the ____ from the Second Continental Congress
Continental Army
In what way did each colony's government mirror the governments of Britain?
Each had a two-house legislature
When did the American revolution and in the colonies
February 28, 1782
As a result of the Revolution, women in America
Gained respect
The colonists modeled their government on the government of
Great Britain
____ was a Massachusetts lawyer who noted the colonists' liberal use of a free press.
John Adams
The American revolution began when shots were fired at
Lexington
Which of the following was a consequence of the First Continental Congress?
More colonists became politically active
Battles on the frontier took place mostly between
Native Americans and Patriots
In which state was the battle of Trenton fought?
New Jersey
In what way did the American Revolution affect other countries?
Other republican groups fought to overthrow aristocratic governments.
What was one effect of new British taxes on colonists?
Outraged colonists protested the new taxes
Why did Thomas Paine's common sense inspire colonists
Paine talked about opportunities for the common man
One of the Patriots' greatest strengths was their
Persistence in fighting
The Patriots began to hope they could win the war after the Battle of
Saratoga
The _____ unsuccessfully attempted to negotiate with Britain's king to end Parliament's rule over the colonies
Second Continental Congress
Which of the following groups led violent protests against British taxation in the colonies
Sons of Liberty
Parliament's _____ which taxed printed materials in the colonies, outraged the colonists who believed that only their own representatives should levy taxes
Stamp Act
What incident led Parliament to withdraw nearly all of the Townshend Acts?
The Boston Massacre
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.
Which of the following contributed to the defeat of British troops in the south?
The British did not support Loyalist militias adequately.
Why was the battle of bunker hill considered a patriot victory?
The British lost twice as many troops as did the Patriots.
Why did slavery continue after the Revolution?
The Southern plantation economy depended on slavery.
According to the declaration of independence, where does a government's power come from?
The consent of the governed
In what way did the American Revolution affect Native Americans?
They lost large amounts of land
Which of the following describes loyalists?
They thought Patriots were too radical
Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson drew heavily on the ideas of _____ when he drafted the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Paine
The ____, which ended the American Revolution, recognized an independent America and set generous boundaries for the United States.
Treaty of Paris
British General ____ misjudged the Patriots' position on Bunkerhill and lost many of his troops
William Howe
With help from the French, the war ended at the Battle of ____.
Yorktown
Fighting began in Lexington and Concord when British troops
came to arrest colonial leaders and take colonial weapons
The Treaty of Paris of 1783
ceded far more territory to the United States than the colonies had won in the war.
The Declaration of Independence was written to
declare independence from the British king
After the revolution, the practice of enslaving African Americans was
eliminated in the North
The British underestimated how angry the Patriots would be over the presence of German ____ soldiers fighting for Britain
mercenary
One British principle of government valued by the American colonists was the
right to pay no tax unless it was levied by their own representatives.
After British forces started losing battles in the South, neutral colonists reacted by
supporting the Patriots
General Washington's Christmas crossing of the Delaware River helped him win the ____, which boosted Patriot confidence
Battle of Trenton