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Unit 4 History Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did the American Revolutionary War begin with? | The revolutionary war began with Lexington and Concord. |
| What was the outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill? | The British won the Battle of Bunker Hill and |
| What was the response of King George III to the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms? | He declared the colonies to be "open and avowed enemies." |
| Who was the author of "Common Sense" and "The Crisis?" | Thomas Paine |
| Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who were the grievances stated in the Declaration of Independence to? | King George III |
| What happened in the year 1776? | Common Sense and The Crisis was published andthe Declaration of Independence was approved, |
| Washington had a surprise victory Christmas night of 1776, where was it? | Trenton |
| What are some things about the turning point of the war? | It was at Saratoga, It forced Burgoyne to surrender 10/17/1777. The French started to enter the war on America's side. |
| What was the turning point of war for the south? | 10/7/1780, Americans defeated the British at King's Mountain. |
| What British general surrendered to Washington at Yorktown, VA? | Cornwallis |
| What officially ended the American Revolutionary War? | Treaty of Paris |
| What was the main failing of British defeat? | Political relationship with the colonies |
| What was America's victory in the war? | Independence from Britain |
| What was the result of the war? | The colonies had independence. Britian kept Canada, and became very weak. |
| What was America society like after the war? | New individual constitutions were written, property qualifications were lowered, southern development was encouraged. |
| Where did Thomas Paine write "Tis time to part?" | Common Sense |
| Where did Thomas Paine write "These are the times that try men's souls?" | The Crisis |
| What did Daniel Boone do? | Carved Wilderness Road in 1775 |
| What happened with the Articles of Confederation? | Had 1 vote, congress could declare war but they didn't have any tax power, took more than a year to approve/develop. |