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Ch. 6 Revolution
Test Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| prevented supplies being shipped to Boston | Intolerable Acts |
| stuffed figures | effigies |
| information designed to influence opinion | propaganda |
| "One if by land, two if by sea" refers to which event? | Paul Revere' Ride |
| The French announced support for the United States (turning point of the war) after this Patriot victory | Saratoga |
| The "shot heard round the world" refers to what event | Lexington and Concord |
| The Hessians’ main reason for fighting the war was | money |
| Which type of colonists sided with Britain? | Loyalists |
| British General Charles Cornwallis was defeated at | Battle of Yorktown |
| Which foreign troops helped Patriots defeat British forces at Yorktown? | French |
| The British agreed to recognize the United States as an independent nation after the Americans’ victory at | Yorktown |
| This petition demonstrated the colonists’ desire for peace? | Olive Branch Petition |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who refused to receive the Olive Branch Petition? | King George III |
| Which colonists wanted to fight the British for American independence? | Patriots |
| After winning which battle did the British learn that defeating the Americans would not be easy? | Bunker Hill |
| What happened when three East India Company ships arrived in Boston Harbor in 1773? | Sons of Liberty dumped 342 cases into the sea, known as Boston Tea Party |
| Patriot militia ready to fight at a moment's notice | minutemen |
| Nickname for the British soldiers | Redcoats |
| What made the American troops perform so well in such terrible weather? | the example shown by George Washington |
| refusal to buy | boycott |
| Going against authority | Rebellion |
| Statement or action expressing disapproval | Protest |
| Hit and Run war techniques | Guerrilla warfare |
| united protesters opposed to British rule | committees of correspondence |