Icc - American History - Chapter 5

Front 1

Why was Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" important to Americans?

Back 1

It persuaded them they could not reconcile with Britain

Front 2

What did the Declaration of Independence state about why governments were formed?

Back 2

To protect a person's life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

Front 3

Most of America's war materials came from where?

Back 3

Foreign Aid

Front 4

Who had a greater dedication to the conflict, Britain or America?

Back 4

America

Front 5

This declaration confirmed the already weak and decentralized government in America.

Back 5

The Articles of Confederation

Front 6

How did Congress finance the Revolution?

Back 6

By borrowing from other nations

Front 7

Why was the choice of George Washington as Commander in Chief a good one?

Back 7

Because the people trusted and respected him

Front 8

What had happened to Washington Army by the end of 1776?

Back 8

They had one 2 minor victories and stayed intact

Front 9

Was capturing Charleston part of Britain plan to cut the United States into 2 parts in 1777?

Back 9

NO

Front 10

What did John Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga convince the French?

Back 10

That they should support the Colonists

Front 11

After 1777 why did the British decide to concentrate their efforts in the South?

Back 11

Because they thought there were more Loyalist there

Front 12

How did the treason by Benedict Arnold effect George Washington?

Back 12

He was shocked

Front 13

Why did the British have to surrender at Yorktown?

Back 13

Because the French had trapped them

Front 14

Thought the British were ready to end the war, why were the French not ready?

Back 14

They wanted to continue until Spain got Gibraltar

Front 15

Which of all the Loyalists groups suffered the most as a result of the Revolution?

Back 15

The Anglicans

Front 16

Why were white residents of South Carolina and Georgia guarded about talking about revolution?

Back 16

They were afraid it would cause slave revolts

Front 17

During the Revolution, women took on many roles traditionally held by men. What happened after the war ended?

Back 17

Women generally went back to their traditional roles

Front 18

Despite that after the revolution, men proclaimed, "all men are created equal" but slavery continued for nearly another 100 years, why?

Back 18

Because white men were convinced of the natural inferiority of blacks

Front 19

If postwar American could agree on nothing else, they did all agree that the new government should be what kind?

Back 19

Republican

Front 20

Under the Articles of Confederation the institution with national authority was the what?

Back 20

Congress

Front 21

(True or False)
by military standards of today, the Revolution was a modest war with less causalities because of the lack of technology and primitive warfare.

Back 21

True

Front 22

(True or False)
When the fighting began, most Americans wanted the colonies to be free from Britain.

Back 22

False

Front 23

(True or False)
The rebelling colonists had enough local resources to fight a war successfully.

Back 23

False

Front 24

(True or False)
After declaring independence, the colonies started calling themselves states to show their independence from each other.

Back 24

True

Front 25

(True or False)
The British lacked the resources to conduct a war on the American continent.

Back 25

False

Front 26

(True or False)
At the beginning of the war the Americans were hoping that Canada would become the 14th. state.

Back 26

True

Front 27

(True or False)
The surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga did not effect the Iroquois Confederacy since they supported the Americans.

Back 27

False

Front 28

(True or False)
By the spring of 1776, it was clear to the British that the rebellion was not just one located around Boston alone.

Back 28

True

Front 29

(True or False)
The British victory at Saratoga kept the French out of the war.

Back 29

False

Front 30

(True or False)
There was no real proof that Benedict Arnold really committed treason.

Back 30

False

Front 31

(True or False)
As a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, the western boundary of the United States was the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Back 31

False

Front 32

(True or False)
At least 1/5 and maybe as many as 1/3 of the colonist were loyal to Britain during the Revolution.

Back 32

True

Front 33

(True or False)
Native Americans were pleased with the result of the Revolution because it reduced Americans desire for Western Lands.

Back 33

False

Front 34

(True or False)
After the Revolution the future role of women was hardly discussed at all.

Back 34

True

Front 35

(True or False)
The first state constitutions generally reduced the power of the Executive.

Back 35

True

Front 36

(True or False)
In the newly formed states, the privileges the churches enjoyed in the colonies were striped away.

Back 36

True

Front 37

(True or False)
After independence, the United States was able to convince the British easily to agree to the treaty of 1783.

Back 37

False

Front 38

(True or False)
The system of surveying and selling western lands set up under the Ordinance of 1785 favored small farmers.

Back 38

False

Front 39

(True or False)
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 laid out requirements for western lands to become states.

Back 39

True