True or False
In the 1760s, many colonists used paper money because it lost value after it was borrowed, making loans easier to repay.
True
Under the Sugar Act, the property of colonial merchants accused of smuggling could be seized _______ _______ _______
For any reason
Paying for the Revolutionary War was difficult for the Continental Congress, primarily because:
It lacked the power to tax.
On September 5, 1774, colonial delegates met in Philadelphia to respond to the Coercive Acts and other events, in what came to be called the:
First Continental Congress
As the American Revolution began, many farmers remained loyal to Britain because they regarded the king as:
Protector against the merchants that controlled the local governments.
To win the Revolutionary War, the United States simply had to survive until the British became tired of paying for the war.
True
After King George III rejected the Olive Branch Petition, the Continental Congress began _________ _______ _______.
Preparing for War
Local militias during the Revolutionary War engaged in guerrilla warfare, a style of fighting that:
Is difficult to defeat
The Gaspee Affair, which led to the formation of committees of correspondence that helped unify the colonies and shape public opinion, began when:
Colonists burned a British ship that had run aground.
France entered the Revolutionary War after the Battle of Saratoga because the American victory there:
Convinced the French that America could win the War
In 1778 Spain became the first country to recognize the United States as an independent nation.
False
American forces suffered their greatest defeat of the Revolutionary War at
Charles Town
Which of the following battles was an important turning point in the Revolutionary War that led Southern farmers to organize their own forces?
Battle of Kings Mountain
The principal author of the Declaration of Independence was:
Thomas Jefferson
Because the Iroquois Confederacy had aligned with the British against the colonists, the Revolutionary War:
Weakened the Confederacy and caused member groups to fight each other
The American Revolution not only increased feelings of deference toward the upper class, it led to an expansion of voting rights.
False
When the Stamp Act went into effect in 1765, the colonists protested it by:
Refusing to buy goods from Britain
Although taxes had previously been imposed on trade, the first direct tax Britain placed on the colonies was the:
Stamp Act
The British had sent a large force to attack New York City, and the Continental Congress sent troops to defend the city under the leadership of:
George Washington
After the Revolution, many states let any white male who paid taxes vote, whether or not he:
Owned Property
In 1775 the Second Continental Congress voted to “adopt” the militia army surrounding Boston, naming it the Militia of the Colonies.
After the Boston Massacre, the British brought peace to the colonies temporarily by repealing the:
Townshend Acts
On March 5, 1770, a crowd of colonists began taunting and throwing snowballs at a British soldier guarding a customs house, which sparked the:
Boston Massacre
In response to the Intolerable Acts, the First Continental Congress approved a plan to enforce a boycott of British goods and voted to issue the:
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
What became known in the colonies as the Intolerable Acts?
Coercive Act and Townshend Act