Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Saratoga

Accepted Answer

A) first significant American victory 
B) beneficiary of the Tea Act 
C) religious tolerance for Catholics 
D) colonists who were loyal to Britain 
E) black loyalist forces
F)pamphlet that argued for American independence
G)each member of Parliament represented the entire empire
H)exchanged ideas about resistance
I)street protesters
J)wealthy South Carolina backcountry
K)refusal to buy British goods
L)viewed by colonists as a major violation of liberty 
A) first significant American victory 
B) beneficiary of the Tea Act 
C) religious tolerance for Catholics 
D) colonists who were loyal to Britain 
E) black loyalist forces
F)pamphlet that argued for American independence
G)each member of Parliament represented the entire empire
H)exchanged ideas about resistance
I)street protesters
J)wealthy South Carolina backcountry
K)refusal to buy British goods
L)viewed by colonists as a major violation of liberty

Question 2

Virtual representation was the idea:

Accepted Answer

A)  that only those who were elected by a given population could represent that population in a legislative body. 
B)  about representation that most politically active American colonists in the 1760s and 1770s embraced. 
C)  endorsed by the Stamp Act Congress in 1765. 
D)  that each member of Britain's House of Commons represented the entire empire, not just his own district. 
E)  that the king should appoint delegates to represent the colonies in the British House of Commons. 
A)  that only those who were elected by a given population could represent that population in a legislative body. 
B)  about representation that most politically active American colonists in the 1760s and 1770s embraced. 
C)  endorsed by the Stamp Act Congress in 1765. 
D)  that each member of Britain's House of Commons represented the entire empire, not just his own district. 
E)  that the king should appoint delegates to represent the colonies in the British House of Commons.

Question 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Committee of Correspondence

Accepted Answer

A) first significant American victory 
B) beneficiary of the Tea Act 
C) religious tolerance for Catholics 
D) colonists who were loyal to Britain 
E) black loyalist forces
F)pamphlet that argued for American independence
G)each member of Parliament represented the entire empire
H)exchanged ideas about resistance
I)street protesters
J)wealthy South Carolina backcountry
K)refusal to buy British goods
L)viewed by colonists as a major violation of liberty 
A) first significant American victory 
B) beneficiary of the Tea Act 
C) religious tolerance for Catholics 
D) colonists who were loyal to Britain 
E) black loyalist forces
F)pamphlet that argued for American independence
G)each member of Parliament represented the entire empire
H)exchanged ideas about resistance
I)street protesters
J)wealthy South Carolina backcountry
K)refusal to buy British goods
L)viewed by colonists as a major violation of liberty

Question 4

What impact did the Committees of Correspondence have in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  They allowed for good communication between the colonists and their Indian allies. 
B)  Enforcement of taxes and regulations became more efficient. 
C)  These networks allowed slaves to communicate about escaping from their owners. 
D)  Colonial leaders were able to spread ideas and information of resistance to taxes more quickly. 
E)  The first committee started in Charleston, South Carolina, and more were created in other colonies except New England. 
A)  They allowed for good communication between the colonists and their Indian allies. 
B)  Enforcement of taxes and regulations became more efficient. 
C)  These networks allowed slaves to communicate about escaping from their owners. 
D)  Colonial leaders were able to spread ideas and information of resistance to taxes more quickly. 
E)  The first committee started in Charleston, South Carolina, and more were created in other colonies except New England.

Question 5

During the American Revolution,Canada was eager to join the American independence movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Battle of Yorktown

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Yorktown was a significant

Question 7

The Sons of Liberty:

Accepted Answer

A)  enjoyed support from New York craftsmen and laborers. 
B)  won widespread support from New York's upper classes. 
C)  opposed any violent response to the Stamp Act. 
D)  prompted founder Samuel Adams and his cousin John Adams to break off relations. 
E)  caused the Boston Massacre in 1765. 
A)  enjoyed support from New York craftsmen and laborers. 
B)  won widespread support from New York's upper classes. 
C)  opposed any violent response to the Stamp Act. 
D)  prompted founder Samuel Adams and his cousin John Adams to break off relations. 
E)  caused the Boston Massacre in 1765.

Question 8

What political movement of the seventeenth century resembled the 1760s Regulator movement in South Carolina?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Salem witch trials. 
B)  Leisler's Rebellion. 
C)  King Philip's War. 
D)  Dominion of New England. 
E)  Bacon's Rebellion. 
A)  The Salem witch trials. 
B)  Leisler's Rebellion. 
C)  King Philip's War. 
D)  Dominion of New England. 
E)  Bacon's Rebellion.

Question 9

Washington's army was demoralized by repeated failures early in the war,and many soldiers simply went home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys:

Accepted Answer

A)  started the colony of New Hampshire. 
B)  forced the British army to retreat at Concord. 
C)  were spies working for the Sons of Liberty. 
D)  put down the revolt of the Regulators in North Carolina. 
E)  fought intrusions by New York landlords into what became Vermont. 
A)  started the colony of New Hampshire. 
B)  forced the British army to retreat at Concord. 
C)  were spies working for the Sons of Liberty. 
D)  put down the revolt of the Regulators in North Carolina. 
E)  fought intrusions by New York landlords into what became Vermont.

Question 11

During the eight years of war,approximately how many Americans bore arms in the Continental army and state militias?

Accepted Answer

A)  80,000. 
B)  125,000. 
C)  200,000. 
D)  350,000. 
E)  500,000. 
A)  80,000. 
B)  125,000. 
C)  200,000. 
D)  350,000. 
E)  500,000.

Question 12

Who wrote the following: "One of the strongest natural proofs of the folly of hereditary right in kings is that nature disapproves it,otherwise she would not so frequently turn it into ridicule,by giving mankind an ass for a lion"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  Jonathan Boucher. 
C)  Samuel Seabury. 
D)  Ben Franklin. 
E)  Thomas Paine. 
A)  Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  Jonathan Boucher. 
C)  Samuel Seabury. 
D)  Ben Franklin. 
E)  Thomas Paine.

Question 13

Discuss the debates that occurred over virtual representation.How did the leaders in London and the leaders in America view participation in governing the empire differently?

Accepted Answer

The debates over virtual representation

Question 14

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-virtual representation

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 15

Ultimately,what led to the colonies' victory in the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Washington's major assaults on New York City. 
B)  The French invasion of England. 
C)  The French blockade of Philadelphia. 
D)  Washington's ability to keep an army together. 
E)  An alliance with Spain. 
A)  George Washington's major assaults on New York City. 
B)  The French invasion of England. 
C)  The French blockade of Philadelphia. 
D)  Washington's ability to keep an army together. 
E)  An alliance with Spain.

Question 16

Most of the text of the Declaration of Independence:

Accepted Answer

A)  was originally drafted by Benjamin Franklin and then brilliantly edited by Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  consists of a list of grievances against King George III. 
C)  is an updated version of John Locke's classic, The Rights of Man. 
D)  specifically attacks the idea that Parliament has a right to enact any laws for the colonies. 
E)  is an irrefutable argument for the notion of virtual representation. 
A)  was originally drafted by Benjamin Franklin and then brilliantly edited by Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  consists of a list of grievances against King George III. 
C)  is an updated version of John Locke's classic, The Rights of Man. 
D)  specifically attacks the idea that Parliament has a right to enact any laws for the colonies. 
E)  is an irrefutable argument for the notion of virtual representation.

Question 17

The French played a significant role in the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In fighting the Revolutionary War,the Americans on their own could not match what British advantage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deployment of a navy. 
B)  An army with armed men. 
C)  The ability to fire artillery. 
D)  The use of African-American soldiers. 
E)  The ability to lure slaves to fight for the British in exchange for their freedom. 
A)  Deployment of a navy. 
B)  An army with armed men. 
C)  The ability to fire artillery. 
D)  The use of African-American soldiers. 
E)  The ability to lure slaves to fight for the British in exchange for their freedom.

Question 19

Paul Revere created an engraving that distorted the Boston Massacre.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the winter of 1776-1777,Washington won important victories that improved American morale.These battles were at:

Accepted Answer

A)  Saratoga and Albany, New York. 
B)  Morristown and East Orange, New Jersey. 
C)  Long Island and White Plains, New York. 
D)  Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. 
E)  Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey. 
A)  Saratoga and Albany, New York. 
B)  Morristown and East Orange, New Jersey. 
C)  Long Island and White Plains, New York. 
D)  Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. 
E)  Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey.

Exam 5: The American Revolution,1763-1783

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Saratoga

Virtual representation was the idea:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Committee of Correspondence

What impact did the Committees of Correspondence have in America?

During the American Revolution,Canada was eager to join the American independence movement.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Battle of Yorktown

The Sons of Liberty:

What political movement of the seventeenth century resembled the 1760s Regulator movement in South Carolina?

Washington's army was demoralized by repeated failures early in the war,and many soldiers simply went home.

Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys:

During the eight years of war,approximately how many Americans bore arms in the Continental army and state militias?

Who wrote the following: "One of the strongest natural proofs of the folly of hereditary right in kings is that nature disapproves it,otherwise she would not so frequently turn it into ridicule,by giving mankind an ass for a lion"?

Discuss the debates that occurred over virtual representation.How did the leaders in London and the leaders in America view participation in governing the empire differently?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -virtual representation

Ultimately,what led to the colonies' victory in the American Revolution?

Most of the text of the Declaration of Independence:

The French played a significant role in the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.

In fighting the Revolutionary War,the Americans on their own could not match what British advantage?

Paul Revere created an engraving that distorted the Boston Massacre.

In the winter of 1776-1777,Washington won important victories that improved American morale.These battles were at:

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