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Which Revolutionary War battle ended with the surrender of General Cornwallis to General Washington? |
Yorktown |
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What battle turned the tide of war in favor of the Americans? |
the Battle of Saratoga |
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How did the British General Thomas Gage attempt to deal with the uprising in Massachusetts in 1774? |
He attempted to seize arms and munitions from the colonial insurgents. |
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In the 1770s, the American Revolution was met with the most resistance by which group of people? |
Native Americans |
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The first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War was provoked by what act? |
a raid by British soldiers on the colonial weapons arsenal |
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During the Revolutionary War, why did many colonial slaves fight on the side of the British rather than with the colonists? |
The colonists did not want to allow the slaves to use weapons. |
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Which American general is responsible for improving the American military position in the South? |
Nathanael Greene |
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During the Revolutionary War, which was an advantage that the Continental forces had over the British forces? |
They had soldiers who were better trained. |
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What led the Iroquois to choose the British forces as allies in the Revolutionary War rather than the colonists? |
Americans had raided the Iroquois’ territory, earning their distrust. |
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The Treaty of Paris, which ended the Revolutionary War in 1783, ceded the territory of which future U.S. state to the U.S.? |
Michigan |
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Which of the following statements best represents the division between the Patriots and Loyalists? |
American colonists were divided among those who wanted independence, those who wanted to remain part of the British Empire, and those who were neutral. |
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Which of the following was not a result of Dunmore’s Proclamation? |
A majority of slaves in the colonies won their freedom. |
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Which of the following is not true of a republic? |
A republic is governed by a monarch and the royal officials he or she appoints. |
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What was the most likely reason why loyalism to the British crown was more concentrated around New York City than Boston? |
Very little patriot activity had occurred in New York CIty. |
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Where in colonies did the British military concentrate their attacks? |
along the Atlantic coast |
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In his pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine made which radical assertion? |
That monarchy was an illegitimate form of government. |
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In which state were the most battles fought between the Continental and British forces in the Revolutionary War? |
New York |
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Which term describes German soldiers hired by Great Britain to put down the American rebellion? |
Hessians |
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Which city served as the base for the British operations for most of the war? |
New York |
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Which of the following is not one of the tasks women performed during the Revolution? |
holding government offices |
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