Chapter 4 Quiz

The French made an open alliance with the United States following

the Patriot victory at Saratoga

According to the Declaration of Independence, where does a government's power come from?

the consent of the governed

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

Loyalists believed Patriots

were breaking the law.

Colonists opposed new British taxes by protesting violently and

writing defiant pamphlets

With help from the French, the war ended at the Battle of ____

yorktown

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

Each had a two-house legislature.

What is one effect of the battles fought on the western frontier during the American Revolution?

Hostility between white settlers and Native Americans deepened

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.

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

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

British General ____ misjudged the Patriots' position on Bunker Hill and lost many of his troops.

William howe

General Washington's Christmas crossing of the Delaware River helped him win the ____, which boosted Patriot confidence.

battle of trenton

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

George Washington received command of the ____ from the Second Continental Congress.

continental army

The Declaration of Independence was written to

declare independence from the British king.

Spanish attacks on British forts in the South

drew British troops away from battles with the Patriots

After the Revolution, the practice of enslaving African Americans was

eliminated in the North

As a result of the Revolution, women in America

gained respect

The colonists modeled their government on the government of

great britian

____ 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

The British underestimated how angry the Patriots would be over the presence of German ____ soldiers fighting for Britain.

mercenary

One of the Patriots' greatest strengths was their

persistence in fighting

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.

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

After British forces started losing battles in the South, neutral colonists reacted by

supporting the Patriots