Question 1

Arrange these battles in chronological order: (A)Trenton,(B)Saratoga,(C)Long Island,and (D)Charleston.

Accepted Answer

A)  B, C, A, D 
B)  C, A, B, D 
C)  C, B, A, D 
D)  C, B, D, A 
E)  A, B, C, D 
A)  B, C, A, D 
B)  C, A, B, D 
C)  C, B, A, D 
D)  C, B, D, A 
E)  A, B, C, D

Question 2

The Olive Branch Petition

Accepted Answer

A)  was passed by Parliament. 
B)  was an expression of King George III's desire for peace. 
C)  promised no treason charges if colonists stopped fighting. 
D)  was an attempt by the colonists to gain support of Native Americans. 
E)  professed American loyalty to the crown. 
A)  was passed by Parliament. 
B)  was an expression of King George III's desire for peace. 
C)  promised no treason charges if colonists stopped fighting. 
D)  was an attempt by the colonists to gain support of Native Americans. 
E)  professed American loyalty to the crown.

Question 3

What qualities in George Washington made him a good choice for commanding the Revolutionary army? What were his most valuable contributions to independence?

Accepted Answer

George Washington possessed several qual

Question 4

Thomas Paine's pamphlet,Common Sense

Accepted Answer

A)  was published before any fighting took place between the colonists and the British. 
B)  remained unpopular for several years before being accepted by the public. 
C)  called for American independence and the creation of a democratic republic. 
D)  called on the British people to overthrow the king. 
E)  led to Paine's eventual arrest and imprisonment in America. 
A)  was published before any fighting took place between the colonists and the British. 
B)  remained unpopular for several years before being accepted by the public. 
C)  called for American independence and the creation of a democratic republic. 
D)  called on the British people to overthrow the king. 
E)  led to Paine's eventual arrest and imprisonment in America.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Patrick Henry

Accepted Answer

Patrick Henry was a prominent figure in

Question 6

The Armed Neutrality League was started by

Accepted Answer

A)  Louis XIV of France. 
B)  Charles V of Spain. 
C)  Catherine the Great of Russia. 
D)  King Leopold of Belgium. 
E)  George III of Britain. 
A)  Louis XIV of France. 
B)  Charles V of Spain. 
C)  Catherine the Great of Russia. 
D)  King Leopold of Belgium. 
E)  George III of Britain.

Question 7

Which of these is not a true statement about African Americans' support of the Loyalist cause?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some believed the British would grant them freedom from slavery. 
B)  Those who fled to British lines served as soldiers, servants, workers and spies. 
C)  The British used them in all-black regiments battling the Patriots. 
D)  Thousands of black Loyalist supporters were promised and given parcels of land in exchange for service. 
E)  Some were sold back into slavery after the war ended. 
A)  Some believed the British would grant them freedom from slavery. 
B)  Those who fled to British lines served as soldiers, servants, workers and spies. 
C)  The British used them in all-black regiments battling the Patriots. 
D)  Thousands of black Loyalist supporters were promised and given parcels of land in exchange for service. 
E)  Some were sold back into slavery after the war ended.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Loyalists/Tories

Accepted Answer

Loyalists, also known as Tories during t

Question 9

List the three most important battles of the Revolutionary War.Justify your selections.

Accepted Answer

The three most important battles of the

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George Rogers Clark

Accepted Answer

George Rogers Clark (November 19, 1752 –

Question 11

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Saratoga

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 12

When the alliance with France was formalized,the Americans were able to gain all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  access to large sums of money. 
B)  double the size of their fighting forces. 
C)  avail themselves of French naval strength. 
D)  immense amounts of equipment. 
E)  a negotiated peace treaty with the British. 
A)  access to large sums of money. 
B)  double the size of their fighting forces. 
C)  avail themselves of French naval strength. 
D)  immense amounts of equipment. 
E)  a negotiated peace treaty with the British.

Question 13

The Declaration of Independence did all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  invoke the natural rights of humankind to justify revolt. 
B)  catalog the tyrannical actions of King George III. 
C)  argue that royal tyranny justified revolt. 
D)  offer the British one last chance at reconciliation. 
E)  accuse the British of violating the natural rights of the Americans. 
A)  invoke the natural rights of humankind to justify revolt. 
B)  catalog the tyrannical actions of King George III. 
C)  argue that royal tyranny justified revolt. 
D)  offer the British one last chance at reconciliation. 
E)  accuse the British of violating the natural rights of the Americans.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Marquis de Lafayette

Accepted Answer

The Marquis de Lafayette, whose full nam

Question 15

Examples of colonial experience with self-governance,which prepared Americans for a republic,included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  New England town meetings. 
B)  committees of correspondence. 
C)  militia service. 
D)  the relative equality of landowning farmers. 
E)  the absence of a hereditary aristocracy. 
A)  New England town meetings. 
B)  committees of correspondence. 
C)  militia service. 
D)  the relative equality of landowning farmers. 
E)  the absence of a hereditary aristocracy.

Question 16

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Ticonderoga

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 17

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A)fighting at Lexington and Concord,(B)convening of the Second Continental Congress,(C)publication of Common Sense,and (D)adoption of the Declaration of Independence.

Accepted Answer

A)  B, C, A, D 
B)  A, B, C, D 
C)  A, C, D, B 
D)  C, D, A, B 
E)  A, B, D, C 
A)  B, C, A, D 
B)  A, B, C, D 
C)  A, C, D, B 
D)  C, D, A, B 
E)  A, B, D, C

Question 18

As commander of America's Revolutionary army,George Washington exhibited all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  military genius. 
B)  courage. 
C)  a sense of justice. 
D)  moral force. 
E)  patience. 
A)  military genius. 
B)  courage. 
C)  a sense of justice. 
D)  moral force. 
E)  patience.

Exam 8: America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

Arrange these battles in chronological order: (A)Trenton,(B)Saratoga,(C)Long Island,and (D)Charleston.

The Olive Branch Petition

What qualities in George Washington made him a good choice for commanding the Revolutionary army? What were his most valuable contributions to independence?

Thomas Paine's pamphlet,Common Sense

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Patrick Henry

The Armed Neutrality League was started by

Which of these is not a true statement about African Americans' support of the Loyalist cause?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Loyalists/Tories

List the three most important battles of the Revolutionary War.Justify your selections.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George Rogers Clark

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Saratoga

When the alliance with France was formalized,the Americans were able to gain all of the following except

The Declaration of Independence did all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Marquis de Lafayette

Examples of colonial experience with self-governance,which prepared Americans for a republic,included all of the following except

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Ticonderoga

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A)fighting at Lexington and Concord,(B)convening of the Second Continental Congress,(C)publication of Common Sense,and (D)adoption of the Declaration of Independence.

As commander of America's Revolutionary army,George Washington exhibited all of the following except

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