Chapter 8 Flashcards
Arrange the following in order: fighting at Lexington and Concord, convening of the Second Continental Congress, publication of Common Sense, adoption of the Declaration of Independence
fighting at Lexington and Concord, convening of the Second Continental Congress, publication of Common Sense, adoption of the Declaration of Independence
The Revolutionary War began fighting in _____; then in 1777-1778, fighting was concentrated in _____; and the fighting concluded in _____.
New England, the middle colonies, the South
The colonial army eventually lost the Battle of Bunker Hill because its troops were
Short of gunpowder
King George III officially declared the colonies in rebellion just after
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Olive Branch Petition
Professed American loyalty to the crown
The colonists’ invasion of Canada in 1775
Contradicted the American claim that they were only fighting defensively
The colonists did not delay declaring their independence until July 4, 1776, because of
Lack of military victories
One purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to
Explain to the rest of the world why the colonies had revolted
Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense
Called for American independence and the creation of a democratic republic
Thomas Paine argued that all government officials
Should derive their authority from popular consent
The feasibility of representative government had been demonstrated in the
Committees of correspondence
Most Americans considered what to be fundamental for any successful government?
Civic virtue
Which individual privately advocated equality for women?
Abigail Adams
The Declaration of Independence did all of the following except
Offered the British one last chance at reconcilliation
Like many revolutions, the American Revolution
A minority movement
This was not a fate for colonial Loyalists
Subjection to a reign of terror
In late 1776 and early 1777, George Washington helped restore confidence in America’s military by
Defeating the Hessians at Trenton and the British at Princeton
The basic strategy of the British in 1777 was to try to
Isolate New England
William Howe
Long Island
John Burgoyne
Saratoga
Charles Cornwallis
Yorktown
The basic principles in the “Model Treaty”
Were self-denying restrictions to the Americans
The Battle of Saratoga was a key victory for the Americans because it
Brought the colonists much-needed aid and formal alliance with France
George Rogers Clark
Commanded Patriot troops in the West
