LUOA U.S. History Quiz: The American War for Independence
Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired?
Lexington and Concord
The 1767 acts that placed taxes on some common goods imported from England were the
Townshend Acts
What Christmas time victory gave Washington's troops a needed morale boost in late 1776?
Trenton
Which of the following was NOT on the "Committee of Five"?
Samuel Adams
What southern port city was lost to the British in 1778 and served as a base for British operations in the Carolinas?
Savannah
Following the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, to where did Cornwallis withdraw his troops?
Yorktown
Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Coercive Acts?
additional taxation for the support of British troops
Jefferson's A Summary View of the Rights of British America
argued that the only connection that had ever existed between the colonies and the mother country was through the king
According to Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," America had been a(n) _______________ of civil and religious liberty.
asylum
According to Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," "there is something absurd, in supposing a [______________] to be perpetually governed by an [______________].
continent, island
According to Thomas Paine, what was the only solution to the economic and political problems colonists were experiencing?
independence
The American victory at Saratoga was important because _______________.
it brought the French into the war on an official basis
The American victory at Saratoga was important because
it brought the French into the war on an official basis.
Thomas Paine's pamphlet, "Common Sense," ______________.
made a powerful case for independence
The Boston Tea Party was a direct result of _____________.
opposition to the Tea Act
According to Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," colonists should no longer consider themselves subjects of Britain, but as ___________.
rebels
When the HMS Gaspee ran aground
some citizens from Providence rowed out and burned her
Which of the following was technically a victory for the British, but proved that the Americans were willing to fight for their liberties?
the Battle of Bunker Hill
When the Virginia Burgesses met in early 1773, they formed what?
the Committee of Correspondence
What incident in April 1775 led Patrick Henry to gather militia units and march on the capital of Virginia?
the Gunpowder Incident
What Massachusetts document called on other colonies to join in protest to the Townshend duties?
the Massachusetts Circular Letter
What was the most important revision made to Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence?
the passage that condemned slavery
The Tea Act
was an attempt to bail out the East India Company
One reason that George Washington was chosen as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army was that he ___________.
was an experienced officer
What famous line begins Thomas Paine's The Crisis?
"These are the times that try men's souls."
How many American colonists possibly read Common Sense or had it read to them?
2.5 million
The Regulator Movement in North Carolina culminated at the ___________.
Battle of Alamance
What Christmastime victory gave Washington's troops a needed morale boost in late 1776?
Battle of Trenton
Why were militia units and British troops on the field in Lexington, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775?
British troops were sent out to seize colonial weapons, powder, and ammunition.
The capture of which city by the British was an enormous blow to the Patriot cause in the southern colonies?
Charleston
At the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, General Greene drew on Daniel Morgan's battle plans from _________.
Cowpens
Artillery from Fort Ticonderoga was placed in this area, resulting in the British abandonment of the city of Boston?
Dorchester Heights
The capture of what fort on Lake Champlain gave the patriots control of the northern approach to the colonies and needed artillery?
Fort Ticonderoga
What trusted American general turned traitor by planning to turn West Point over to the British?
General Benedict Arnold
Who was the British commander in Virginia when Cornwallis arrived?
General Benedict Arnold
Who was the hero of Saratoga that was commander of the Patriot forces at the Battle of Camden?
General Horatio Gates
After the Battle of Camden, who did Washington name as commander of the Continental Army in the South?
General Nathanael Greene
What was the result of the Battle of Camden?
It was an overwhelming British victory.
In the New York Campaign, British forces were able to make advances on American troops because this important point had not been guarded or fortified?
Jamaica Pass
What was the last major battle of the Northern Campaign?
Monmouth Courthouse
The delegates from which colony were instructed to automatically vote in favor of independence if it was proposed at the Second Continental Congress?
North Carolina
The threat by British General Patrick Ferguson to "march his army over the mountains... and lay their country waste with fire and sword," and the Waxhaw Massacre inspired the previously neutral _______________ Men to join in the Patriot cause.
Over-Mountain
Whose famous "Liberty or Death" speech compared the position of the American colonies to that of slaves?
Patrick Henry
In which colonial city did the Second Continental Congress meet?
Philadelphia
Failure to take what Canadian city forced American troops to return to New York and ended the idea of making Canada the fourteenth colony?
Quebec
Who first moved for independence in the Second Continental Congress?
Richard Henry Lee
What work by Thomas Paine did General Washington have read to his troops before the Battle of Trenton?
The American Crisis
Victory at what battle in late 1780 was a boost to Patriot morale and led General Cornwallis to cancel his plans to invade North Carolina?
The Battle of King's Mountain
After the Philadelphia Campaign, which of the following did NOT occur?
The Continental Army spent the winter in Valley Forge.
What was the last attempt by Congress to appeal to the King to intercede with Parliament on their behalf?
The Olive Branch Petition
What officially ended the War for American Independence?
The Treaty of Paris (1783)
In one or two sentences, describe what Virginians declared in Williamsburg on May 15, 1776, and why it is significant.
The Virginians declared themselves colonists no more, but ratehr a commonwealth. It was significant because it was also a call to action for the other colonies.
In two or three sentences, explain why the Tea Act was a problem for the colonists.
The colonists did not recieve the Tea Act well. They believed the Tea Act was a tactic to gain colonial support for the tax already enforced.
All of the following are TRUE of the Boston Massacre EXCEPT:
The massacre led to the Boston Tea Party.
In one to two sentences, explain why the British army was in trouble after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
They were in trouble because the loyalist army they hoped would arise never materialized, and they were in desparate need of reinforcements.
Who of the following was NOT an American representative in the treaty negotiations with Great Britain following the War for American Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was selected to prepare the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who were the primary authors of the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms? [choose all that apply]
Thomas Jefferson John Dickinson
