Motlow State Community College - ENGLISH 2130

Quiz 5

Question1)In August 1776, General Washington had 28,000 men under his command. By December, he had:

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Question 2

The American victory at Saratoga resulted in: Question 2 options:

Question 3

Who did NOT participate in the negotiations that resulted in the Treaty of Paris?

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Question 4

The American victory at Yorktown would have been impossible without:

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Question 5

When the British attacked New York in late August 1776: Question 5 options:

Question 6

On Christmas night 1776, Washington crossed the Delaware to defeat the:

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Question 7

Elite Virginians despised Lord Dunmore because of his: Question 7 options:

Question 8

The most complete American victory of the Revolution took place at: Question 8 options:

Question 9

The treaty with Britain that ended the Revolutionary War: Question 9 options:

Question 10

Because of associations with the British, the Revolution was especially detrimental to the status of the:

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Question 11

The Marquis de Lafayette served the American cause during the war as:

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Question 12

The peace treaty was signed in:

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Question 13

Which city did the British capture early in the American Revolution and hold for the remainder of the war?

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Question 14

On the western frontier, Indian tribes such as the Mohawks, Shawnees, and Cherokees:

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Question 15

Immediately after the end of the Revolution, the most popular public ritual in the United States became:

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Question 16

In 1777, Washington dealt with the threat of smallpox to his army by: Question 16 options:

Question 17

Thomas Paine’s The American Crisis:

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Question 18

During the period of the Revolution, a slave might gain his freedom: Question 18 options:

Question 19

The British shifted their military effort to the South in order to: Question 19 options:

Question 20

During the war, Benjamin Franklin’s son, William: Question 20 options:

Question 21

Americans won a tremendous victory in October 1777 with the surrender of         at Saratoga.

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Question 22

The Patriot militia:

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Question 23

Which of the following statements about the English army’s condition at Yorktown is true?

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