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Chapter 6 Summative Quiz

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1. What governmental body declared independence from Britain in 1776?

Constitutional Convention

Pennsylvania’s Congress

Continental Congress

U.S. Congress

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2. What did Governor Lord Dunmore of Virginia do that raised the ire of many elites?

He offered freedom to slaves who fought for the British.

He offered freedom to slaves who fought for the patriots.

He abandoned his governor’s mansion and sailed back to England.

He worked as a spy at the Continental Congress.

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3. Which European superpower provided the patriots with the greatest financial and military assistance in their war with Britain?

France

Spain

Netherlands

Germany

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4. Before the war for independence was officially declared, most Indian tribes adopted what strategy toward the conflict between British and colonists?

They sided with the British.

They remained neutral.

They sided with the patriots.

They sided with whichever side they had stronger connections to before the conflict.

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5. What inspired poor people from the Hudson Valley to side with the British?

They were afraid to stand against the British.

Their wealthy landlords were patriots.

They were inspired by British leadership.

They wanted to avoid serving in the militia.

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6. During the Revolutionary War, pacifist religious people avoided fighting by

burning their conscription letters.

pleading exemption on religious grounds.

hiring substitutes.

hiding in the woods.

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7. Faith in the wisdom of going to war with the British in 1776 was challenged by what unexpected development?

Britain closed down trade between the colonies and France.

Patriots struggled to win a battle for months.

Patriots failed to rally troops.

British occupied Boston, New York, and Philadelphia simultaneously.

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8. Which types of men were likely to stay with General Washington and fight regardless of where he led them?

Those with the most to lose should the British win

The most ardent patriots

The landless and otherwise desperate

Those with prior military training and experience

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9. What body acted in lieu of a national government during the Revolutionary War?

Congress of Philadelphia

Continental Congress

Congress of Colonies

House of Representatives

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10. After hearing that France was supporting the patriots, the British responded by

doubling the size of their army in the colonies.

doing nothing because they were too busy fighting the war to do anything.

forming an alliance with Spain.

declaring war on France.

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11. Why did the Continental Congress need to borrow money from wealthy patriots and other countries to finance the war effort?

Britain had frozen all of the patriots’ assets.

The Continental Congress had no authority to tax the people.

Britain stole the patriots’ money when the British army occupied New York.

The Continental Congress had exhausted the Federal Reserve early in the war.

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12. What was the name given to the peace accord that ended the Revolutionary War and granted the U.S. recognition as a free, sovereign, and independent state?

Constitutional Convention

Treaty of Britain

Treaty of Paris

Colonial Peace Accord