Chapter 8 t/f

American diplomats were successful in guaranteeing American political independence but failed to gain the territorial concessions they wanted.

False

At Yorktown, the Americans finally showed that they could win an important battle without French assistance

False

Following the Battle of Bunker Hill, King George and the Continental Congress made one last attempt at reconciliation

False

Most Loyalists were executed or driven from the country after the Patriot victory.

False

Tom Paine's Common Sense was most important because it pushed the colonies into violent rebellion against the king as well as against Parliament

False

The Loyalists were strongest in New England and Virginia.

False.

American militiamen proved politically very effective in pushing their apathetic or neutral fellow citizens into supporting the Patriot cause.

True

American success in the Revolutionary War and the peace treaty was due in significant measure to political developments in Europe

True

During much of the Revolutionary War, the British controlled cities like New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Charleston, while the Americans conducted their campaigns primarily in the countryside

True

French entry into the war turned the American Revolutionary War into a world war involving most of the European great powers

True

The American army that invaded Canada falsely believed that oppressed French Canadians would join them in revolt and make Canada the fourteenth state

True

The Declaration of Independence was especially important because it enabled the Americans to appeal for direct aid from France.

True

The Loyalists considered the "Patriots" to be the traitors to their country and themselves to be the true patriots.

True

General Burgoyne's defeat at Saratoga in 1777 was critical for the American cause because it led to the alliance with France.

True.

George Washington was chosen commander of the American army primarily because of his military abilities and experience.

false