Social Studies Chapter 5 Part 2 Question Preview (ID: 49642)

a) at Lexington and Concord

b) at Trenton and Valley Forge

c) at Yorktown and Fort Ticonderoga

d) at Savannah and Charleston

a) It declared war on Great Britain and sent the navy to attack British ships in Boston harbor.

b) It formed an alliance with France and sent the Patriot army to conquer the Spanish colony in Florida.

c) It formed the Continental Army and sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III.

d) It arrested the Patriots who had taken part in the Boston Tea Party, and it published the pamphlet Common Sense.

a) France convinced the Congress to declare war on Great Britain.

b) The Congress declared the colonies independent because Great Britain refused to recognize certain rights.

c) The Congress wanted to recognize Great Britain’s dominion over the colonies.

d) The Congress wanted to set up an American monarchy.

a) They felt that several European nations would help the colonies.

b) They believed that Native Americans and enslaved Africans would rise up against the British.

c) They thought that Great Britain would grant the colonies independence.

d) They knew that Great Britain could find them guilty of treason, and that a war for independence could follow.

a) The Patriots captured 59 British cannons. They took the cannons to Boston and forced the British to leave that city.

b) The Patriot army was beaten badly. It surrendered to the British.

c) The Patriots gained control of all of the New York region.

d) The German mercenaries switched sides to fight for the Patriots.

a) The Spanish invaded Great Britain.

b) The Patriot army under Benedict Arnold fell apart.

c) The French army joined with the colonies to fight the British.

d) The British took control of the whole Hudson River valley.

a) Most American commanders took their wives with them into battle.

b) Life on the battlefield was difficult.

c) Women played important roles in the Revolutionary War.

d) Women had to fight against slavery.

a) The British knew the local geography better than the Patriots.

b) The Patriots had large weapons factories that produced guns that were better than the guns the British troops had.

c) France, Holland, and Spain allied themselves with the Patriots. They supplied troops, money, and arms

d) The Patriots discovered a huge deposit of gold near Philadelphia. They used the gold to buy enough supplies and weapons to de

a) Most enslaved African Americans chose to remain in slavery.

b) African Americans fought on both sides during the war. They played an important role in the Patriot war effort.

c) Conflict broke out between African Americans and Native Americans as both groups fought to control the land.

d) Slave owners in the South sent their enslaved African Americans back to Africa so that they could not help the British.

a) The surrender of the British army under General Cornwallis marked the defeat of the British.

b) Benedict Arnold betrayed the Patriots by switching to the British side.

c) General Nathaniel Greene led surprise raids against the British army. Those raids weakened the British.

d) The colonies granted the French navy fishing rights in the Chesapeake Bay.