The American Revolutionary War
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Which city did the British Royal Navy hold for the duration of the war?

  • Charleston
  • Boston
  • Philadelphia
  • New York City (correct)
  • Who captured an American army at Charleston, South Carolina in early 1780?

  • Charles Cornwallis (correct)
  • George Washington
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • John Adams
  • Which force captured Cornwallis' army at Yorktown?

  • Spanish army
  • British army
  • American army
  • French army (correct)
  • When was the Treaty of Paris signed, formally ending the conflict?

    <p>September 3, 1783</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which territories did the United States take possession of after the war?

    <p>Southern Canada and territories east of the Mississippi River and south of the Great Lakes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did the majority of Loyalists migrate after the war?

    <p>Canada</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the United States Constitution adopted?

    <p>1789</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event led to the British government enacting punitive laws and closing Boston Harbor?

    <p>The Boston Tea Party</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the colonies do in response to the British actions in Massachusetts Bay Colony?

    <p>They sent delegates to form a Continental Congress</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were the opponents of Britain during the American Revolution?

    <p>Patriots</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event marked the beginning of open warfare between the British and the Patriots?

    <p>The capture of military supplies at Lexington and Concord</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who authored the Declaration of Independence?

    <p>Thomas Jefferson</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country entered the war as an ally of the cause of American independence?

    <p>France</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Lee Resolution declare?

    <p>The colonies were 'free and independent states'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which years did the American Revolution take place?

    <p>1775-1783</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main cause of the American Revolution?

    <p>Lack of representation in the British Parliament</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which act imposed internal taxes on official documents, newspapers, and most things printed in the American colonies?

    <p>Stamp Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the American Revolutionary War?

    <p>The colonies became independent from British rule</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event in 1770 resulted in tensions between the American colonists and the British government?

    <p>Boston Massacre</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Stamp Act Congress?

    <p>To discuss the impact of the Stamp Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the Enlightenment principles on which the United States was founded?

    <p>Constitutionalism and liberal democracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country dominated the trans-Atlantic trade at the time of the passage of the Navigation Acts?

    <p>Netherlands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main purpose of the Navigation Acts?

    <p>To improve England's trade ties with its colonies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did the colonists engage in smuggling following the passage of the Navigation Acts?

    <p>To receive higher prices for their goods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which industry greatly benefited from the restrictions on foreign-built ships?

    <p>Colonial shipbuilding industry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the duration of King Philip's War?

    <p>1675-1678</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributed to the development of a unique American identity separate from that of the British people during King Philip's War?

    <p>Military assistance from England</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who became determined to bring the New England colonies under a more centralized administration and direct English control in the 1680s?

    <p>King Charles II</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was established in 1686 to consolidate the New England colonies under direct English rule?

    <p>Dominion of New England</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was appointed as the royal governor of the Dominion of New England?

    <p>Edmund Andros</p> Signup and view all the answers

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