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Clark SVHS U.S.-1900
Chapter 4 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which act imposed duties on packages of playing cards and dice? | Stamp |
| Which act included duties on imported materials, like glass, lead, and paper from Britain? | Townshend |
| Which act authorized British commanders to house soldiers in homes and other buildings? | Quartering |
| Which act was passed by King George III in response to the Boston Tea Party? | Intolerable |
| Tomas Gage placed Boston under __________, which is rule imposed by military force. | Martial Law |
| The secret resistance group of Boston shopkeepers, artisans, and laborers was called ______. | Sons of Liberty |
| Who organized a network of riders to spread the alarm that the British were coming to Concord? | Paul Revere |
| The Battle of Lexington only lasted fifteen minutes. | True |
| The Continental Army was defeated and humiliated in the Battle of Concord. | False |
| The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on Breeds Hill. | True |
| Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, asked colonists to proclaim ____________. | Independence from Britain |
| Thomas Jefferson’s drafting of the Declaration of Independence was strongly influenced by which philosopher | John Locke |
| Those who opposed independence and wanted harmony with Britain and her colonies were called _______. | Loyalists |
| Those who supported independence were called __________. | Patriots |
| Which group of colonists supported the patriot cause but did not fight because of beliefs about war? | Quakers |
| The soldiers called Hessians, who fought alongside the British, were from ___? | Germany |
| Which battle proved to be significant for Washington and was fought on Christmas night in 1776? | Trenton |
| Which British general seized the capital of Philadelphia in 1777? | Howe |
| How did the British change their war strategy after the Battle of Saratoga? | Kept troops along coast and moved south |
| Some government officials engaged in ________, which is the selling of scarce items at a high price. These items were often defective. | Profiteering |
| 21. Which famous female colonist was the heroine when she took over a cannon her wounded husband had been manning? She was also named a noncommissioned officer. | Molly Pitcher |
| Prussian captain who helped transform the Continental Army with his field maneuvers and firing weapons. | Friedrich Von Steuben |
| What was the greatest British victory under General Cornwallis of the Revolutionary War? | Charles Town |
| Which Continental generals worked together to defeat the British forces in Cowpens, South Carolina? | Morgan and Greene |
| Who contributed to the American victory in Yorktown? | French troops |
| A belief in the equality of all people is called ________. | Egalitarianism |
| George Washington freed his slaves after the Revolutionary War. | True |
| The Treaty of Paris confirmed the U.S. independence and | Set the boundaries for the new nation |
| The four nations present at the Treaty of Paris were | United States, Great Britain, France, and Spain |
| General Howe was the British general who surrendered at Yorktown | False |
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