Inquisitive Chapter 5

What was the greatest challenge Washington and the Continental army faced prior to the Battle of Trenton

-demoralization and desertion

What does Paine see as the global significance of the American struggle for independence

-support for the struggle for "asylum for mankind"and freedom around the world

What is the theory of virtual representation?

-the idea that the colonies were represented indirectly Parliament as a whole

Fill in the blanks to complete the passage describing how colonial leaders responded to the idea of independence.

1. Massachusetts and Virginia 2. Pennsylvania and New York

Fill in the blanks to complete the passage describing British tactics during the Revolutionary War

1. South 2. loyalist 3. small farmers

Fill in the blanks to complete the passage describing Lord Dunmore's proclamation

1. controversial 2. slaves 3. freedom

Fill in the blanks to complete the passage describing the major conflict within the British empire

1. leadership 2.unequal 3. citizens

Fill in the blanks to complete the passage describing colonists' reactions to the Townshend duties.

1. reduced 2. homespun 3. Daughters of liberty

Fill in the blanks to complete the passage describing the outcomes of the Seven Years' War

1.running the empire 2.personal freedom

Identify the statements that describe the concept of American exceptionalism

Correct answers: - The United States has a special purpose in the world -it is central to the concept of American self-identity Incorrect answers: -American freedoms and democracy could not be exported elsewhere -there should be no place for slavery in American society

Identify the actions taken by the First Continental Congress

Correct answers: - it established the Continental Association -it authorized the creation of Committes of Safety Incorrect answers: -it rejected the Suffol Resolves in favor of the Olive Branch Petition -it established the Continetal army under George Washington

Identify the statements that describe the Battle of Saratoga and the outcomes it had on the rest of the war

Correct answers: - the American victory helped to persuade European powers to enter into the conflict -A lack of British military coordination played a major role in the outcome

Identify the statements that describe the repeal of the Stamp Act

Correct answers: -Colonial boycott of British goods played a major role in bringing about its repeal -at the same time the Stamp Act was being repealed, the Declaratory Act was created, which empowered Parliament to make all laws for the colonies - resisting the stamp act led to the first collective action by the colonies

Why was George Washington ultimately successful in leading the Continental army?

Correct answers: -He employed surprise attacks on key targets -He avoided direct confrontations with British regulars Incorrect answers: -He won most of the engagements during the war -He gradually gained control of the most cities in the colonies

Identify the arguments and sentiments of Thomas Paine in his pamphlet Common Sense

Correct answers: -being part of the British empire unnecessarily involved the colonies in global wars -Britain had stunted the economic growth of the colonies Incorrect answers: - Paine's goal was to use complicated ideas to motivate the colonial elites to lead the colonies into separation -A monarchical system was preferable to a democratic one

Identify how Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party

Correct answers: -it closed the port of Boston -it passed the Intolerable Acts Incorrect answers: -it repealed the Townshed Acts, as they were seen as completely ineffective -it increased the number an d frequency of town meeting in Massachusetts

Identify the reasons why this engraving of the Boston Massacre by Paul Revere was significant

Correct answers: -it was the most effective piece of propaganda created during the revolutionary period -the image was created to stir up colonist resistance to British presence in the colonies

Identify the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1783) that ended the Revolutionary War

Correct answers: -loyalist were to be compensated by the United States for their losses -The United States' western border became the Mississippi river

The Stamp Act crisis was not the only example of social turmoil during the 1760s. Identify the statements that describe the Regulator movement

Correct answers: -regulators often included a class-based element of the have-nots resisting the power f local elites -regulators' grievances often revolved around competing claims of land ownership

Identify the statements that describe the Boston Massacre

Correct answers: -the crowd of colonials actually instigated the conflict -Bostonian resentment of British soldiers increased because the soldiers often took jobs away fro the colonist

What does this map reveal about the Revolutionary War in the North

Correct answers: -the majority of American victories took place inland. away from the coast -the British launched a significant number of troops from Canada Incorrect answers: -most of the conflicts in the North took place in Pennsylvania -although close in proximity, Canada didn't play a role in the war

An American victory in the Revolutionary War meant that the troops would have to stop all British offensives and continually crush their British opponents on the battlefield

False

Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown ended the American Revolution

False

Proponents of "no taxation without representation" claimed that although trade regulation was a legal means for Parliament to raise revenue, direct internal taxes like the Stamp Act were an illegitimate extension of parliamentary power

False

Writs of assistance were legal decrees issued by Parliament to help royal governors work more effectively with their colonial legislatures by granting the governors more power

False

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One major problem within the British empire was that the leadership considered the empire to be a system of unequal parts under Parliament's command, and colonists considered themselves as citizens with the rights to govern themselves.

Identify the following groups' role in or response to the nonimportation and boycott activities in colonial America.

These people produced many of the goods that were being boycotted, so they stood to reap profits if the boycott effectively eliminated English goods from the marketplace. -Urban craftsmen Although as colonials these individuals did have an interest in nonimportation, their main priorities revolved around disputes over land titles and legal claims. -backcountry farmers This bureau was responsible for the elimination of smuggling in colonial America. -the board of customs commissioners As representatives of the crown, these individuals would have been either uncomfortable with or in outright opposition to colonial resistance. -royal governor

By the time the Second Continental Congress convened, North American colonies were involved in an unofficial conflict that verged upon full-scale war

True

Part of Britain's motivation for passing the Quebec Act was to offer religious protection to the recently conquered French Canadian inhabitants as a trade-off for gaining their loyalty on political questions of governance and rule, so as to avoid the turmoil that was going on in the thirteen American colonies

True

The impact of the Declaration of Independence has extended far beyond the geographic boundaries of the country. Virtually every nation seeking independence from colonial rule since 1776 has modeled, or borrowed heavily from, the philosophical principles laid out in Jefferson's document to make its case for freedom and liberty in its own context

True

When referring to certain rights as "unalienable" in the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was essentially indicating that these rights were impossible to take away

True

Identify the statements that describe the Stamp Act

correct answers: -it represented the first time that Parliament placed a direct tax in the colonist -it was universally despised by colonist, regardless of their class, region, or occupation