Deck 6: The Revolutionary War

Question 1

France's alliance with the Americans was motivated by its __________.

A) greed for gold
B) commitment to peace
C) need for revenue
D) rivalry with Britain

Answer 1

rivalry with Britain

Question 2

Who was the first to lead the Continental Army?

A) William Howe
B) John Adams
C) George Washington
D) Banastre Tarleton

Answer 2

George Washington

Question 3

According to the introductory video in section 6.1,the British saw Washington as a(n)__________.

A) spy
B) patriot
C) aristocrat
D) provincial

Answer 3

provincial

Question 4

An alliance with France would compensate for American __________ weakness.

A) moral
B) naval
C) political
D) national

Question 5

The battles at Trenton and Saratoga both ended in a(n)__________.

A) British victory
B) British retreat
C) American victory
D) American retreat

Question 6

Which of the following was a victory for the Americans?

A) Valley Forge
B) Camden
C) Charles Town
D) Yorktown

Question 7

Which battle ended the American Revolutionary War?

A) Yorktown
B) Philadelphia
C) Saratoga
D) Valley Forge

Question 8

The British offensive in the Carolinas was called the __________ strategy.

A) eastern
B) western
C) southern
D) northern

Question 9

The Sons of Liberty would have had the most in common with which group?

A) Tories
B) Loyalists
C) British
D) Whigs

Question 10

France was initially reluctant to agree to an alliance with the Americans because it questioned the Americans' __________.

A) ability to win the war
B) commitment to independence
C) loyalty to Britain
D) political motives

Question 11

According to the introductory video in section 6.4,the navy of which country was crucial to the American victory?

A) France
B) Britain
C) Spain
D) United States

Question 12

Those who had served as colonial officials appointed by Britain tended to be in which group?

A) Sons of Liberty
B) Tories
C) Whigs
D) Patriots

Question 13

According to the introductory video in section 6.2,what was Franklin's strategy in Paris to secure a French alliance in the war against Britain?

A) turn the French aristocracy against their own king
B) provoke a rebellion against the French monarchy
C) mobilize popular support for the American cause
D) secretly work toward reconciliation with Britain

Question 14

Based on the information provided in the introductory video in section 6.3,which of the following can be inferred?

A) William Franklin did not know the identity of his mother.
B) William Franklin did not know the identity of his father.
C) Benjamin Franklin damaged William Franklin's political career.
D) Benjamin Franklin married William Franklin's mother.

Question 15

What did William Howe offer Americans who surrendered and pledged allegiance to Britain?

A) a pardon
B) a title
C) land
D) promotion

Question 16

The British occupied which city in the early years of the American Revolutionary War?

A) Yorktown
B) Philadelphia
C) Saratoga
D) Valley Forge

Question 17

Why did George Washington want a long war?

A) He wanted to give his soldiers more experience in the battlefield.
B) He hoped a war would break out in Europe to distract Britain.
C) The strategy of guerrilla warfare succeeded only in long wars.
D) He needed time to formulate a military strategy and battle plan.

Question 18

What did Tories and Loyalists both support?

A) women's suffrage
B) abolition of slavery
C) the British crown
D) independence

Question 19

What do the Battle of Waxhaws and the Battle of Kings Mountain share in common?

A) Both highlight the ways in which the Revolutionary War became a civil war.
B) Former slaves who joined the British side played central roles in both battles.
C) The Patriots defeated the Loyalists in both battles.
D) The Loyalists defeated the Patriots in both battles.

Question 20

According to the video in the introduction,the participation of which countries made the American Revolutionary War an international war?

A) Austria and Russia
B) Italy and Germany
C) Canada and Prussia
D) France and Spain

Question 21

Who were the people who supported British rule,and what were their reasons for supporting the British side in the American Revolutionary War?

Question 22

The man in the image became associated with British and Loyalist barbarity after the Battle of __________.

A) Waxhaws
B) Kings Mountain
C) Yorktown
D) Long Island

Question 23

Whose perspective is reflected in the following statement?: "The first and second were decidedly rejected by the unanimous voice of the council,declaring it to be incompatible with their honour as soldiers,or the duty they owed their country,either to surrender or abandon the baggage on the bare statement of Tarleton."

A) Loyalists
B) Tories
C) British
D) Patriots

Question 24

Which of the following fought on the Loyalist side during the Revolutionary War?

A) Anthony Allaire
B) Joseph Plumb Martin
C) Alexander Hamilton
D) the comte de Rochambeau

Question 25

According to the How Do We Know? video in section 6.6,what did Abigail Adams comment on in her letters?

A) peace negotiations
B) abolitionist movement
C) the ravages of war
D) the economic crisis

Question 26

The peace that ended the American Revolutionary War was negotiated in which city?

A) Paris
B) London
C) Charleston
D) Philadelphia

Question 27

Which group would have been most likely to have a positive impression of the man depicted in the image?

A) Patriots
B) Loyalists
C) Rebels
D) Whigs

Question 28

According to the introductory video in section 6.5,where did Benjamin Franklin say that most of the work of diplomacy was conducted?

A) on the battlefield
B) on the hunting grounds
C) in the salons
D) in the embassy

Question 29

In what respects was the American Revolutionary War a civil war?

Question 30

According to the Arguing History video in section 6.6,many of the people on the losing side of the American Revolution __________.

A) ran for office
B) left for Canada
C) were killed
D) were enslaved

Question 31

Who are the Rebels referred to in this statement?: "...those brave,but unfortunate Loyalists,who all,with their last breath and blood,held the Rebels and their cause as infamous and base,and as they were turning off,extolled their King and the British Government."

A) Tories
B) Patriots
C) British
D) Indians

Question 32

The painting shows George Washington leading his army in __________.

A) King Philip's War
B) the French and Indian War
C) the Whiskey Rebellion
D) the American Revolution

Question 33

During the negotiation of the peace terms of the American Revolutionary War,the demands of which country for the return of Gibraltar stalled the peace process?

A) United States
B) Britain
C) Spain
D) France

Question 34

What was George Washington's strategy in the American Revolutionary War? How effective was it?

Question 35

Loyalist support during the Revolutionary War was the strongest in the backcountry of __________.

A) New York
B) the Carolinas
C) Massachusetts
D) Maryland

Question 36

The Treaty of Paris signed in 1783 gave the United States land east of which river?

A) Colorado
B) Mississippi
C) Missouri
D) Saint Lawrence

Question 37

According to a letter from Anthony Allaire,after the Patriots' victory at the Battle of Kings Mountain,they __________ some of the Loyalist soldiers.

A) freed
B) rescued
C) court-martialed
D) enslaved

Question 38

This painting of George Washington highlights his role as the leader of the __________.

A) Virginia militia
B) Constitutional Convention
C) Continental Army
D) Continental Congress

Question 39

In response to the question posed in the title of his work,"What Is an American?," J.Hector St.John Crèvecoeur includes which of the following groups in his definition of an American?

A) anyone born in America
B) Native Americans
C) African American slaves
D) European immigrants to America

Question 40

According to the Past and Present video in section 6.6,the United States saw events in twentieth-century Vietnam as a(n)__________.

A) repeat of the American Revolution
B) demand for home rule
C) communist insurrection
D) anticolonial struggle