APUSH Ch. 4-5 Multiple Choice
All men are created equal they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights governments are instituted among men yada yada yada the above passage from the Declaration of Independence reflects which of the following
John Locke
When Jefferson wrote about "he has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies without the consent of our legislatures", he was referring to
King George has troops in the colonies
Congress most successful and effective method of financing the war of independence was
Loan from the French
The group most likely to oppose the ideas expressed in this excerpt would have been
C) Tories such as william franklin
Which of the following describes bunker hill
A colonial militia of Massachusetts farmers fortified Breeds hill, next to Bunker hill, for which the ensuing battle was wrongly named. A British force attack the colonists' position and managed to take the hill, suffering over 1000 casualties. Americans claim the victory of sorts, having succeeded in inflicting heavy losses on the attacking British army.
Thomas Payne's pamphlet Common Sense introduced a new element into the debate with Britain by
A large continent ruled by a small island
Statement: "the articles of Confederation succeeded in guiding the United States through its first decade" each of the following actions supports the statement except
A) Congress regulated interstate trade
The battle of Saratoga had all the following consequences except
A) Encouraged the British to grant most of the Americans demands
Which of the following is a correct statement about the American colonies in the 1770s before the outbreak of the revolutionary war
A) Except for a few radicals, Americans generally excepted the policies of King George's ministers
Which of the following most accurately describes the change in American public opinion between January 1774 and July 1776
A) It changed from a desire for reconciliation to a decision for independence
Which of the following most accurately describes those Americans who fought on the British side in the American revolution
A) They came from all groups and classes
Which of the following is the underlying goal of the colonists in the excerpt
A) Win political representation
To change British policy, the colonists felt that the most effective way was to
B) Boycott trade with Great Britain
For the first time, the stamp act placed on the colonies a tax that was
B) Direct
The protests by the praxton boys occurred during the period when many colonists were objecting to british policies that were a result of the
B) Enlightenment
Which of the following groups or individuals would have been most likely to agree with King George
B) Loyalists
Which of the following leaders from an earlier period represented a group in a similar situation as cited in this excerpt
B) Nathaniel bacon
The Boston tea party had which of the following causes
B) Parliaments efforts to improve the profits of the British East India Company
The concern expressed in this excerpt helps explain why the British passed the....
B) Proclamation of 1763
In the context of the various disputes between the colonists and Britain which of the following would be the most important right sided
B) Section 2: all power comes from the people
Which of the following was the primary reason for Hamiltons call for African-American soldiers
B) The British were recruiting African-Americans
The resolution of the stamp act congress expressed respect for which person or group
B) The king
Pontiacs rebellion was a reaction to
B) The westward movement of English settlers
•overtook fort Ticonderoga •sent to Canada •responsible for victories in fort Ticonderoga and Saratoga •overlooked for a military promotion causing him to turn traitor Who is this well known individual
Benedict Arnold
Ben Franklin's, "Philadelphia had captured Howe" is in reference to what battle
Brandywine and Germantown
Considered the "southern Saratoga", The battle of cow pens, South Carolina was important because
British retreat to Virginia coast
Which of the following is a correct statement about the United States at the end of the Revolutionary war
C) Aristocratic privileges were reduced or eliminated
Which of the following was not a consequence of the stamp act
C) Colonial war debts were paid
King George's rejection of the Olive Branch Petition demonstrates that he believed that most colonists
C) Had always planned to revolt
Which of the following sources would be most useful in studying the philosophical foundations of the American revolution
C) John Locke's Two Treatises of Government
The First Continental Congress was a reaction to
C) Passage of the intolerable acts
In his pamphlet common sense Thomas Paine defended the idea of American independence on the grounds that
C) People should not pledge allegiance to a king and a corrupt government
Which of the rights in the excerpt is expressed in a way that would today be considered a limitation of individual rights
C) Section 6: right to vote
The townsend acts provoked all the following colonial reactions except
C) The stamp act Congress
The significance of the battle of Monmouth was
It was George Washingtons first victory
Which of the following documents most forcefully disagreed with the views king George expressed in this excerpt
D) Common sense by Thomas Paine
Which of the following was a direct British response to the colonial views expressed by the stamp act congress
D) Declaratory act stating the right to tax
To encourage African-Americans to fight Hamilton suggested in the excerpt that they should be promised
D) Emancipation from slavery
Statement: "The new state constitutions enacted during the revolutionary war reflect the patriots emphasis on individual liberty" each of the following actions supports the statement except
D) The absence of any provision for the abolition of slavery
As a result of the treaty of Paris the united states gained all of the following except
D) The territory of Florida
John Dickinson defended the idea of no taxation without representation by arguing that
D) To tax people without their consent violated English law
Enlightenment philosophers believed in all the following except
E) God is the primary authority for government
Which of the following does not express a British criticism of the colonies in 1763
E) The Virginians under George Washington disobeyed orders in attacking a French fort
After the French and Indian war the British government tried to make Americans pay for British protection in the colonies each of the following supports this statement except the
E) The quebec act
Which of the following sources would be most useful in researching a paper entitled arguments for independence 1776
E) Thomas Paine's common sense
Late in the war, the British lost a series of forts in the Ohio territory due to this individual
George Rogers Clark
To counter a comment like, George Washington was a loser!, One could use which of the following statements
Good statements: Gave hope, turned savage men into a trained army
This war is termed a "revolution" because
It did not result in dictatorship
All of the following are portions of the declaration of independence except
Portions of the declaration of independence include.... 1. Preamble 2. Declaration of natural rights 3. List of grievances
In seeking diplomatic recognition from foreign powers during the war for independence, the American government found it necessary to
Prove themselves by winning a battle
After the continental congress sent the olive branch petition to King George III, he received news about the battle of bunker hill. In response he passed the
The Prohibitory Act (1775)
Which of the following acts mentioned as a grievance in Jefferson's Declaration of Independence when he stated, "for abolishing the free system of English laws in the neighboring province...and enlarging his boundaries"?
The Quebec act
John Jay, Ben Franklin, and John Adams are associated with which revolutionary event
The deceleration of independence
After a horrible defeat near surrender at Long Island, George Washington was able to boost the colonial cause by recrossing the Delaware river and capturing hessians at
Trenton and Princeton
Which of the following events is false about the battle of Yorktown
True statements: French blockade, left New York unguarded, Cornwallis surrendered
Smallpox, frost bitten feet, lack of food, and Baron von Steuben are associated with
Valley Forge
Characteristics of patriots
• largest numbers were from new England states and Virginia • they would serve in local militia units for short periods, leave to work their farms, and then return to duty • General Washington never had more than 20,000 regular troops under his command at one time • his army was chronically short of supplies, poorly equipped, and rarely paid • some African-Americans fought as patriots