Louisiana State University - HIST 2055

Chapter 6 The American Revolution

TRUE/FALSE

1)The first conflicts of the American Revolution took place in South Carolina.

2. Many Loyalists emigrated from the American colonies during and after the American Revolution.

3. During the Revolution, Loyalists came exclusively from the elite ranks of society.

4. Inflation was a big problem for Americans during the Revolution.

5. In 1778, Parliament adopted a program that granted all the American demands made prior to indepen- dence.

6. Before the Revolution was over, the British were fighting the Spanish, the French, and the Dutch, as well as the Americans.

7. During the war, Iroquois tribes like the Mohawks helped the Americans fight against the British.

8. Daniel Boone led settlers who fought both the British and the Indians in Kentucky.

9. After 1778, most of the fighting in the Revolution was done in the South.

10. Benedict Arnold, originally a British officer, switched to the American side halfway through the war.

11. The Articles of Confederation left many powers to the states.

12. The delay in ratifying the Articles of Confederation was caused mainly by the insistence that western lands be surrendered to the national government.

13. As a result of the Revolution, all white men received the right to vote.

14. Thomas Jefferson was the most notable Virginian to free his slaves during the Revolution.

15. Except in Virginia, the Anglican Church was disestablished before the Revolutionary War was over.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. When the British attacked New York in late August 1776:
   1. Washington ambushed and routed them
   2. Washington met them with a larger, more experienced force
   3. Washington learned the superiority of the militia to regular troops
   4. the American army was fortunate to escape into New Jersey
   5. the Americans received French reinforcements just in time

2. In August 1776, General Washington had 28,000 men under his command. By December, he had: a.   15,000

b.   13,000

c.   20,000

d. 3,000

e.   35,000

3. Thomas Paine’s The American Crisis:
   1. stated the impossibility of beating the British
   2. urged Congress to make Washington a temporary dictator
   3. bolstered American morale
   4. supplied Washington with battle plans
   5. blamed Congress for the army’s defeats

4. Which city did the British capture early in the American Revolution and hold for the remainder of the war?
   1. Atlanta
   2. Boston
   3. Williamsburg
   4. Philadelphia
   5. New York

5. On Christmas night 1776, Washington crossed the Delaware to defeat the:
   1. Loyalists
   2. Hessians
   3. British
   4. Iroquois
   5. all of the above

6. In late December 1776, George Washington was able to reverse American fortunes by:
   1. recapturing New York City from the British
   2. convincing Congress to give the army all the resources it needed
   3. getting France and Spain to enter the conflict
   4. destroying a British force outside of Boston
   5. winning battles at Trenton and Princeton

7. Washington soon learned that the best hope of beating the British was:
   1. the use of guerrilla warfare
   2. a long war of attrition
   3. an attack on the British Isles
   4. recruiting Indian allies
   5. inventing superior weapons

8. During the war, Benjamin Franklin’s son, William:
   1. was a prominent American general
   2. served as minister to France
   3. stayed loyal to Britain
   4. deserted from the Continental army
   5. earned his father’s admiration

9. During the war, Tories:
   1. refused to take prisoners

1. 2. probably outnumbered Patriots
   3. generally lived at peace with their Whig neighbors
   4. controlled large areas for an extended time
   5. came from all classes of society

10. The Patriot militia:
    1. favored conventional European tactics in battle
    2. frustrated Washington with their lack of discipline
    3. enlisted for a three-year term of service
    4. basically won the war against the British
    5. was completely worthless

11. The state militia units:
    1. generally refused to ambush the British or to engage in hand-to-hand combat
    2. often seemed to appear at crucial moments and then evaporate
    3. provided the most seasoned troops of the war because of their past experience fighting the Indians
    4. were highly successful as organized units even though they refused to wear uniforms
    5. frequently mutinied and joined the British

12. Which of the following provided most of the money raised by the Continental Congress for the Revo- lution?
    1. loans from foreign countries
    2. requisitions from the states
    3. contributions from patriotic citizens
    4. direct taxes on the American people
    5. new issues of paper money

13. In 1777, Washington dealt with the threat of smallpox to his army by:
    1. ordering a mass inoculation
    2. sending most of his soldiers home
    3. placing his camp under quarantine
    4. providing his soldiers with clean quarters and healthy food
    5. asking for a halt in the fighting

14. Americans won a tremendous victory in October 1777 with the surrender at Saratoga of:
    1. Lord Cornwallis
    2. Banastre Tarleton
    3. Johnny Burgoyne

1. 4. Benedict Arnold
   5. Lord Howe

15. The American victory at Saratoga resulted in:
    1. a new invasion of Canada
    2. serious peace negotiations with the British
    3. a huge increase in the size of the Continental army
    4. France’s entry on the American side
    5. Dutch entry on the American side

16. A problem with the Spanish entry into the Revolution against Britain was that Spain:
    1. entered as an ally of France rather than of the United States
    2. demanded that the United States surrender Georgia as the price for its help
    3. agreed to fight the British but only on the open seas
    4. said it would attack only the British colonies in South America
    5. demanded that the United States adopt monarchy

17. In its winter camp at Valley Forge, Washington’s army was decimated by all of the following EX- CEPT:
    1. hunger
    2. desertion
    3. enemy attack
    4. resignations
    5. brutal cold

18. The Baron von Steuben’s contribution to the American cause was to:
    1. supply the army with weapons
    2. instruct Washington in military strategy
    3. drill American soldiers
    4. train the American cavalry
    5. use his fortune to pay the troops

19. The Marquis de Lafayette served the American cause during the war as:
    1. commander of the French navy
    2. Washington’s most trusted aide
    3. France’s ambassador to Congress
    4. leader of the attack on the British in Canada
    5. chief fundraiser in Europe

20. On the western frontier, Indian tribes such as the Mohawks, Shawnees, and Cherokees:
    1. stayed neutral
    2. supported the Americans
    3. fled further west to escape the fighting
    4. supported the British
    5. switched sides constantly

21. The great exploit of George Rogers Clark was the:
    1. conquest of the Canadian side of the Great Lakes
    2. conquest of the western frontier
    3. termination of Pontiac’s Rebellion in the Ohio Valley
    4. destruction of the Cherokees on the Carolina frontier
    5. defeat of the British in a major naval battle

22. American settlers who defended Kentucky were led by:
    1. Daniel Boone
    2. George Rogers Clark
    3. Ethan Allen
    4. Francis Marion
    5. Andrew Jackson

23. The British shifted their military effort to the South:
    1. to protect their settlements in Florida
    2. to fight in a milder climate
    3. to destroy rebel plantations
    4. to utilize the strength of local Tories
    5. to utilize the strength of their navy

24. The war in the South was characterized by:
    1. massive civilian casualties
    2. killing of prisoners by both sides
    3. conventional military tactics
    4. an unbroken series of British victories
    5. massive use of slave soldiers by the Americans

25. An important American victory—“the turning point of the war in the South”—was at:
    1. Savannah
    2. Camden
    3. Vincennes

1. 4. Charleston
   5. Kings Mountain

26. Benedict Arnold became notorious late in the war by:
    1. recruiting slaves into the American army
    2. questioning Washington’s fitness for command
    3. going over to the British
    4. selling weapons to Indians
    5. trying to become a military dictator

27. During the war, John Paul Jones became famous as an American:
    1. spy
    2. guerilla leader
    3. diplomat
    4. naval commander
    5. sharpshooter

28. The American victory at Yorktown would have been impossible without:
    1. French assistance
    2. divine intervention
    3. British incompetence
    4. favorable weather
    5. superior weapons

29. The news of Yorktown inspired the British to:
    1. recruit more soldiers
    2. end the war
    3. replace George III
    4. sign a peace treaty with France
    5. replace their commanders

30. An important factor in the conclusion of the peace negotiations was the:
    1. American decision to negotiate separately with the British
    2. decision to abandon claims to western lands
    3. support that the French gave to the Americans in the peace negotiations
    4. French decision to give Florida to Britain in return for Canada
    5. British efforts to gain a major victory after Yorktown

31. The peace treaty was signed in:
    1. Brussels
    2. London
    3. Madrid
    4. Amsterdam
    5. Paris

32. Which of the following was NOT one of the provisions of the treaty ending the American Revolution?
    1. Florida was given to Spain.
    2. Congress would not prevent British merchants from collecting debts owed them by Ameri- cans.
    3. The Mississippi River was recognized as the western boundary of the United States.
    4. Congress would restore all property confiscated from Loyalists during the war.
    5. Americans were allowed to fish off the Canadian coast.

33. The treaty with Britain that ended the Revolutionary War:
    1. protected the rights of Loyalists
    2. gave Florida to the United States
    3. recognized American independence
    4. gave America a claim to Newfoundland
    5. imposed war damages on the British

34. At the time of the Revolution, a republican form of government:
    1. was considered a radical idea
    2. had been adopted by most European countries
    3. was believed to require the presence of a king
    4. was supported by all Americans
    5. was rejected by the first state constitutions

35. Americans of the Revolutionary generation believed that a republic:
    1. was compatible with military dictatorship
    2. would give all white men the right to vote
    3. required a virtuous citizenry
    4. was guaranteed to be stable and enduring
    5. would grow into a democracy

36. Most of the state constitutions adopted during the Revolution:
    1. gave governors extensive powers
    2. granted universal manhood suffrage

1. 3. contained bills of rights
   4. abolished slavery
   5. were rejected by Congress

37. The Articles of Confederation were fully ratified and became effective:
    1. in 1781
    2. in 1785
    3. in 1776
    4. because most people wanted a strong central government
    5. never

38. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress:
    1. combined legislative and executive power
    2. shared power with a supreme court
    3. was superior to the various state governments
    4. was largely a debating society with no clear areas of authority
    5. would elect the president

39. Which of the following was NOT a power of the national government under the Articles of Confedera- tion?
    1. full authority over foreign affairs
    2. the right to levy taxes on trade and commerce
    3. control of government in the western territories
    4. authority to coin money, run a postal service, and direct Indian affairs
    5. to settle disputes between states

40. The Revolution did all of the following EXCEPT:
    1. foster a spirit of social equality
    2. lower property requirements for the vote
    3. limit opportunities to acquire land in the west
    4. encourage greater participation in politics
    5. establish American independence

41. Elite Virginians despised Lord Dunmore because of his:
    1. harsh treatment of captured rebels
    2. offer of freedom to slaves who would join the British
    3. abolition of the slave trade
    4. belief in true racial equality
    5. arrogant British manners

42. During the period of the Revolution, a slave might gain his freedom:
    1. if he served in the American army
    2. if he joined the British
    3. if it were granted by his master
    4. if he successfully ran away
    5. all of the above

43. In the era of the Revolution, the northern states:
    1. took steps to abolish slavery
    2. elected a number of free blacks to office
    3. gave free blacks full equality
    4. outlawed racist language
    5. sent many former slaves to Canada

44. During the war, Margaret Corbin and Molly Pitcher were examples of women who:
    1. wrote patriotic newspaper articles
    2. demanded women’s right to vote
    3. organized hospitals and worked as nurses
    4. during battle, took the place of their wounded husbands
    5. tried to bring an end to the fighting

45. Abigail Adams’s appeal to her husband John to “remember the Ladies”:
    1. resulted in more rights for women
    2. proved her subordinate nature
    3. showed her rejection of women’s domestic role
    4. was basically ignored
    5. revealed her political ambitions

46. Because of associations with the British, the Revolution was especially detrimental to the status of the:
    1. Quakers
    2. Baptists
    3. Methodists
    4. Presbyterians
    5. Anglicans

47. The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom was written by:
    1. John Adams
    2. Alexander Hamilton