FREE U.S. HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT OC CH 3

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FREE U.S. HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT OC CH 3

REVOLUTION EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: What was the main effect of Thomas Paine's pamphlet, COMMON SENSE?

Answer:

It helped influence many colonists to want to break off from Britain

Question 2: What happened on July 4, 1776?

Answer:

The Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence Question 3: Why was it challenging for the Continental navy to defeat the British navy?

Answer:

The Patriot navy was considerably smaller than the huge and powerful British navy Question 4: What did George Washington's troops do to finally defeat the British at the Battle of Yorktown?

Answer:

The Continental troops and the French troops surrounded the Redcoats and forced them to surrender

Question 5: Did the Patriots win or lose most of the early battles in the Revolutionary War?

Answer:

Lose Question 6: What is another name for the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness mentioned in the Declaration of Independence?

Answer:

Natural rights

Question 7: What were the men in the colonial militias called?

Answer:

Minutemen (ready at a "minute's" notice) Question 8: What was the significance (importance, effect of) of the Battle of Yorktown?

Answer:

The Patriots defeated the British and ended the Revolutionary War Question 9: What was the main reason the delegates met at the First Continental Congress?

Answer:

They wanted to discuss how to keep the peace with Britain, or whether or not they should go to war Question 10: What was the significance (importance, effect of) of the Battle of Bunker Hill?

Answer:

It showed the Redcoats that the colonists would not be easily defeated Question 11: What was the "shot heard 'round the world" and when did it happen?

Answer:

It was the first shot of the American Revolution and it occurred at the Battle of Lexington

Question 12: Why did a lot of young men join the Continental Army?

Answer:

Many were poor and didn't have many opportunities so signing up as a soldier was a chance for adventure and something new and exciting

Question 13: What was the main purpose of Thomas Paine's COMMON SENSE?

Answer:

To persuade colonists that they should become independent from Britain because they deserved a better government

Question 14: What three groups were colonists divided into?

Answer:

Patriots who wanted independence, loyalists who wanted to stay with Britain, and colonists who were neutral about war or peace Question 15: What is meant by "unalienable rights" and which ones are in the Declaration of Independence?

Answer:

These are rights that cannot be taken away; "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"

Question 16: What were two results of the First Continental Congress?

Answer:

Delegates sent King George III the Declaration of Rights and colonial militias were instructed to begin preparing for war Question 17: The Declaration said all "men" have rights, but what people were not given the same rights?

Answer:

Women and enslaved African Americans

Question 18: Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer:

Thomas Jefferson Question 19: In the Battle of Lexington-Concord, why were the British troops marching to Concord?

Answer:

They were going to find and destroy a storehouse of colonists' weapons

Question 20: What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris? (What did the treaty say?)

Answer:

It determined (established) America's borders, Britain officially recognized the independence of the U.S., and Americans could settle and trade in the lands west of the original 13 colonies Question 21: When was it decided that colonists should declare their independence (write the Declaration of Independence)?

Answer:

At the Second Continental Congress (They chose five delegates to be on a writing committee) Question 22: What was George Rogers Clark's contribution to the Revolutionary War?

Answer:

He helped the Patriots in the West by gathering soldiers to fight for the colonists and keep the British from taking over small towns and trading posts Question 23: Who were some Europeans allies who helped the Patriots in the Revolutionary War?

Answer:

The Marquis de Lafayette (French) and Bernardo de Galvez (Spanish)

Question 24: What roles did women play in the Revolutionary War?

Answer:

They served as farmers, messengers, nurses, spies and even disguised themselves as soldiers and fought in battles Question 25: Why is the Battle of Saratoga referred to as a "turning point" in the war?

Answer:

It was a great victory for the Patriots, and after that the Patriots got help from European countries France and Spain

Question 26: Why did many colonists remain loyal to Britain?

Answer:

They considered themselves British subjects, respected King George, and felt that the colonies benefited from Britain's protection