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APUSH Rev. War
Mrs.Howser's class, Revolutionary War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| During the Revolutionary War, the battle which helped transform the war into international conflict was fought at? | Saratoga |
| One important cause of the Boston Tea Party was Britain's decision to | Grant a monopoly of the American tea trade to one company |
| The main purpose f the Continental congress of 1774 was to | Respond to the intolerable acts |
| The coercive acts | Restructured the Massachusetts government, closed the boston harbor, they became known as the intolerable acts, they established Roman Catholicism as Quebec's official religion |
| The Olive Branch petition attempted | A cease-fire at Boston, repeal of the coercive acts, opening negotiations to establish guarantees of American rights, maintenance of peace between Britain and the colonies |
| What did Virginia governor Lord Dunmore promise slaves in 1775? | If they were able-bodied and helped in restoring royal authority they would be granted freedom |
| Where did British and colonial forces first fight in April 1775 | Lexington and Concord |
| Who wrote Common Sense? | Thomas Paine |
| In the Declaration of Independence what were the "truths" that were considered to be "self-evident" | All men are created equal, people are endowed by their creator with inalienable rights, governments derive their powers from the consent of the people, it is the right of all people to abolish governments |
| In order to supplement the troops it had fighting in the American colonies, Britain did what? | Hired Hessian mercenaries |
| The battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the American revolution because | The French entered the war on the American side |
| The argument that "abuses and usurpations" by King Geoge and his government violated the social contract that had existed between Britain and its American colonies was articulated in | The Declaration of Independence |
| The regulator movement, bacon's rebellion, and the paxton boys | Indicate to some historians the undemocratic nature of pre-revolutionary American society |
| The treaty of Paris included | Britain formally recognized the American independence, American fishing ships were given permission to fish off the coast of the Newfoundland, the Americans promised to compensate loyalists whose property had been confiscated during the war |
| Thomas Paine | Wrote common sense, an appeal to the colonists to resist the British and establish a republican form of government |
| The Olive Branch petition | Was an attempt by the First continental congress to prevent further hostilities after the battle of bunker hill |
| The opening shots of the American revolution occurred at | The battles of Lexington and Concord |
| What were the consequences of the outcome of the battles at Trenton and Princeton? | They boosted civilian and military morale of the Americans |
| What happened at the Battle of Saratoga? | A british drive toward Albany was halted when general Burgoyne surrendered 5,800 troops to General gates |
| Why was the battle of saratoga so significant to the American revolution | it convinced france to support the United State publicly |
| Who was Fredrich Von Steuben? | He was the man who turned the American army into a formidable fighting force |
| What did the American Tories believe? | They believed separation from Britain was an illegal act that would ignite an unnecessary war |
| Where was the loyalist stronghold during the revolution? | New York |
| What was the British strategy after 1778 in the American Revolution? | It wanted to seize key southern ports, enlist the aid of loyalist militiamen, and move northward to pacify one region after another |
| What battle forced the British government to commence peace negotiations with the Americans? | Yorktown |
| What was an advantage the the British had over the Americans in the War for Independence | Its navy was at peak strength during these years |
| In the declaration of Independence, where did Thomas Jefferson place the blame for the problems between the colonies and Great Britain? | King George III, because of the crown's apparent intention to establish despotism |
| "In the new code of laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would remember the ladies" Who said this? | Abigail Adams |
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