Question 1

All of the following were advantages enjoyed by the British during the American Revolution EXCEPT:

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A)   the world's best navy.
B)   a professionally trained army.
C)   the ability to recruit German soldiers to fight for the British.
D)   an intimate knowledge of the terrain.
E)   the ability to lure slaves to fight for the British in exchange for their freedom.

Question 2

Homespun clothing became a symbol of American resistance during the American boycott on British goods.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

British soldiers alienated many Americans, while citizen-soldiers displayed great valor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

British possessions in the West Indies:

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A)   were handed over to the new United States in the Treaty of Paris.
B)   issued their own declarations of independence in the late 1770s.
C)   remained loyal to the crown during the American Revolution because their leaders feared slave uprisings.
D)   all fell into the hands of the French, either through conquest or treaty, as a result of the American Revolution.
E)   were divided during the American Revolution: some islands sent regiments to the Continental army, while others proudly fought for the king.

Question 5

Samuel Adams defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre in a court of law.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

All of the following are true of the Declaration of Independence EXCEPT:

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A)   ultimately, it is an assertion of the right of revolution.
B)   its arguments made it a uniquely American document with little relevance to other nations.
C)   it celebrated individual self-fulfillment as a central element of American freedom.
D)   it completed the shift of Americans' focus from their rights as Englishmen to their rights as human beings.
E)   it deemphasized tradition as a force in shaping American society.

Question 7

In the winter of 1776-1777, Washington won important victories that improved American morale. These battles were at:

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A)   Saratoga and Albany, New York.
B)   Morristown and East Orange, New Jersey.
C)   Long Island and White Plains, New York.
D)   Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts.
E)   Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey

Question 8

Benedict Arnold almost succeeded in turning over to the British the important fort of Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

American colonists widely believed that Britain had no authority to tax the colonists since the colonists had no elected representative in Parliament.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

MATCHING
-Charles Townshend

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A)  offered freedom to slaves if they fought for the British
B)  American traitor in command of West Point
C)  led French forces against British at Yorktown
D)  British chancellor of the Exchequer
E)  Massachusetts lieutenant governorF) wrote Common SenseG) commander of the Continental armyH) author of the Declaration of IndependenceI) British commanderJ) sailor who died in the Boston MassacreK) declared "Give me liberty, or give me death!"L) founder of Vermont

Question 11

What armed group, motivated by deep frustrations with the corruption of North Carolina's county officials, was defeated by the colony's militia at the 1771 Battle of Alamance?

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A)   the Sons of Liberty
B)   the Regulators
C)   the Blue Ridge Boys
D)   the Association
E)   the Rangers

Question 12

Describe how Common Sense and the Declaration of Independence dealt with the concept of liberty.

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Question 13

MATCHING
-Ethiopian regiment

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A)  first significant American victory
B)  beneficiary of the Tea Act
C)  religious tolerance for Catholics
D)  colonists who were loyal to Britain
E)  black loyalist forcesF) pamphlet that argued for American independenceG) each member of Parliament represented the entire empireH) exchanged ideas about resistanceI) organized by Samuel AdamsJ) wealthy South Carolina backcountry residentsK) refusal to buy British goodsL) viewed by colonists as a major violation of liberty

Question 14

Washington's army was demoralized by repeated failures early in the war, and many soldiers simply went home

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Stamp Act

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Question 16

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-Battle of Saratoga

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Question 17

A key consequence of the Battle of Saratoga in October 1777 was:

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A)   France became an ally to the United States.
B)   the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress.
C)   the immediate surrender of all British troops to the Continental army.
D)   British commanders taking the war into the heart of New England for the first time.
E)   General Washington's decision to retreat to Valley Forge for the winter.

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