Transcript U.S. History Chapter 6 What was the 1st major battle of the Revolutionary War? A.

U.S. History Chapter 6
What was the 1st
major battle of the
Revolutionary War?
A. Saratoga
B. Trenton
C. Bunker Hill
D. Yorktown
What was the 1st major
battle of the Revolutionary
War?
C. Bunker Hill
Where was Morgan’s
victory, using
unconventional
tactics
A. Saratoga
B. Trenton
C. Yorktown
D. Cowpens
Where was Morgan’s
victory, using
unconventional
tactics
D. Cowpens
Where Burgoyne
surrendered, marking
the war’s turning
point
A. Saratoga
B. Trenton
C. Yorktown
D. Bunker Hill
Where Burgoyne
surrendered, marking
the war’s turning
point
A. Saratoga
Battle began with
Washington crossing
the Delaware River
A. Saratoga
B. Trenton
C. Yorktown
D. Bunker Hill
Battle began with
Washington crossing
the Delaware River
B. Trenton
Final conflict of the
American Revolution
A. Saratoga
B. Trenton
C. Yorktown
D. Bunker Hill
Final conflict of the
American Revolution
C. Yorktown
a. Established the American navy
b. Condemned the actions of the militia
c. Sent a petition to George III
a. American naval blockade
b. The support of Loyalists in the city
c. Use of captured British artillery
a. Mutual agreement with Parliament
b. Royal decree from King George III
c. An order of General George Washington
a. Natural rights, independence, future security
b. Natural rights, British wrongs, independence
c. British Wrongs, the need for separation,
independence
The British army was
trapped at Yorktown by
A. a fleet of French
warships
B. an army led by
Friedrich von Steuben
C. a fleet of Spanish
warships
A. a fleet of
French warships
Which of these battles
took place in New York?
A. Princeton and
Germantown
B. Long Island and
Saratoga
C. Trenton and Long
Island
B. Long Island
and Saratoga
How did Britain try to
persuade African
American slaves to join
their army?
A. offered them freedom
B. offered them money
C. promised they could
return to Africa
A. offered them
freedom
What strategy did British
Commander Clinton hope to
use when he shifted the focus
of the war to the South?
A. to supplement his troops
with backcountry
southerners
B. to use guerrilla warfare
against Patriots
C. to launce naval battles in
southern waters
A. to supplement
his troops with
backcountry
southerners
Which of these people
helped the Patriots by
seizing British forts on
the southwestern
frontier?
A. Prince Estabrook
B. the governor of
Spanish Louisiana
C. The Marquis de
Lafayette
B. the governor of
Spanish
Louisiana
What crucial mistake did
British General Cornwallis
make the led to British
defeat?
A. He depended on Benedict
Arnold for reinforcements
B. He disregarded an order
and retreated to Yorktown
Peninsula
C. He refused to attack
Lafayette’s troops in the
South
B. He disregarded
an order and
retreated to
Yorktown
Peninsula
What was an advantage to
both British and colonists?
A. one third of all colonists
were undecided about war
with Britain
B. one third of all colonists
favored allegiance to Britain
C. one third of all colonists
favored independence
A. one third of all
colonists were
undecided about
war with Britain
When Richard Henry Lee said
that he was now “convinced of
the necessity of separation,” he
was influenced by ______.
a. Thomas Paine’s Common
Sense
b. George III’s rejection of the
Olive Branch Petition
c. Thomas Jefferson’s
Declaration of Independence
a. Thomas Paine’s
Common Sense
What step marked the
colonists’ final decision
regarding their relationship
with Britain?
A. the widespread approval of
Common Sense
B. Congress voted to approve
the Declaration of
Independence
C. George Washington took
command of the Continental
Army.
B. Congress voted
to approve the
Declaration of
Independence
Why did British General
Howe abandon Boston in
March 1776?
A. American cannons
threatened Boston
Harbor
B. His troops were
inexperienced
C. Citizens of Boston
offered armed resistance.
A. American
cannons
threatened
Boston Harbor
During the Continental
Congress in May 1775
A. Few delegates wanted a
formal break with Britain
B. A majority of delegates
believed that war with
Britain was inevitable
C. Most delegates believed
that King George would
repeal the Intolerable Acts
A. Few delegates
wanted a formal
break with
Britain
A main idea of the
Declaration of
Independence is:
A. Citizens have a duty to
obey their government
B. A king has little more
to do than make war
C. Everyone has the right
to life and liberty
C. Everyone has
the right to life
and liberty
By allowing free African Americans to join the
Continental Army
b. By refusing to let any African Americans join the
Continental Army
c. By allowing enslaved African Americans to join the
Continental Army
a.
How did John Paul Jones
become a Patriot hero?
A. by defeating the
British warship Serapis
B. by seizing British forts
in the Ohio Valley
C. by capturing British
forts along the Gulf of
Mexico
A. by defeating
the British
warship Serapis
The Continental Army’s
strength that led to
ultimate victory was:
A. superior weapons and
tactics
B. coordination with the
navy
C. military strategy
based on the local
geography
C. military
strategy based on
the local
geography
Which is the primary cause
of the failure of Britain’
southern strategy?
A. lack of Loyalist support
in the South
B. the superior ability of
Patriot generals
C. the superiority of the
Patriot navy
B. the superior
ability of Patriot
generals
Which of the following was
NOT one of the terms of the
Treaty of Paris?
A. Britain recognized the US
as an independent nation
B. Canada was returned to
France
C. Florida was returned to
Spain
B. Canada was
returned to
France
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