HIST 1301 WS1 United States History I chapter 5 quiz

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In 1778, George Rogers Clark and his soldiers

·         chased General Cornwallis and the British throughout the South.

·         scored major victories on the frontier for the Patriots.

·         replaced General Howe as commander of the British army.

·         expelled the British from New York.Saved

In late 1778, the British shifted their military focus to the South because they

·         had already secured New England.

·         expected great Tory support there.

·         had been beaten badly by Indians in the West.

·         all of the above

The greatest single American loss in the war was at

·         Charleston, South Carolina.

·         Kings Mountain, North Carolina.?

·         Kings Mountain, North Carolina.

·         Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

·         Saratoga, New York.

Which of the following lists of events is presented in the correct chronological order?

·         Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Bunker Hill, adoption of the Articles of Confederation

·         Battle of Kings Mountain, Battle of Yorktown, Battle of Saratoga

·         winter at Valley Forge, adoption of Articles of Confederation, Battle of Saratoga

·         Battle of Saratoga, capture of Charleston, Battle of Yorktown

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“I have not yet begun to fight,” said

·         George Washington at Valley Forge.

·         John Paul Jones after winning a sea battle with the British.

·         Thomas Paine in The American Crisis.

·         General William Howe before Saratoga.

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The French played a vital role in the colonists’ victory at

·         Yorktown.

·         Saratoga.

·         Kings Mountain.

·         all of the above

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According to the Peace of Paris,

·         Loyalists lost their property in the United States but received compensation from the British

government.

·         the United States controlled the territory between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi

River.

·         the United States guaranteed that debts owed to British merchants would be paid in full.

·         all of the above

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Under the government of the Articles of Confederation,

·         an amendment required the approval of only nine of thirteen states.

·         there was an executive, but no judicial, branch of government.

·         the government had the power to tax the states if necessary.

·         the central government, rather than the states, had control over foreign relations.

As a result of the American Revolution, women gained

·         the right to hold political office in most states.

·         the ability to get an easy divorce.

·         ready access to formal, free, public education.

·         few new social, political, or economic rights.

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The American Revolution led to the following change in religion:

·         greater separation of church and state.

·         the creation of national church organizations.

·         complete freedom of religion.

·         all of the above

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Britain was the leading military power in the American Revolution.

·         True

·         False

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The British controlled New York throughout the war.

True

False

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By early 1777, George Washington realized that the Americans could defeat the British

only in a war of attrition.

True

False

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Spain entered the war as an ally of the Americans.

True

False

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In 1778 Parliament granted all of the colonies’ demands except independence.

True

False

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The war’s turning point in the South was the Battle of Kings Mountain.

True

False

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One of the most able of Washington’s generals was the Quaker Nathanael Greene.

True

False

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Between 1777 and 1780, Benedict Arnold switched from fighting for the British to

supporting the colonists.

True

False

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In the state constitutions framed during the Revolution, the powers of the governor

were usually increased in order to maintain order.

True

False

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Americans began celebrating July 4 only after independence had been achieved at the

end of the Revolutionary War.

True

False

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As a result of the American Revolution, all states adopted universal male suffrage.

True

False

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Benjamin Franklin was one of the commissioners who negotiated the terms of the

Treaty of Paris, which ended the Revolutionary War.

True

False

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During the Revolution, the British army freed more slaves than did the colonists.

True

False

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The Americans owed much of their success to the African American unit known as the

“Ethiopian Regiment.”

True

False

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All Native American nations allied themselves with the Patriots during the

Revolutionary War.

True

False

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