Wars & Rumors of War Quiz Questions

Wars and Rumors of Wars

 Quiz Questions

1.       During the Revolutionary War, fighting between the colonists and the British occurred on which of these fronts? (e)

a.       The northern front

b.      The southern front

c.       The western frontier

d.      The ocean front

e.      All of the above

2.       Which of these countries did NOT help the colonists during the Revolutionary War with soldiers, money, supplies, and/or experts? (e)

a.       France

b.      Spain

c.       Germany

d.      Poland

e.      Italy

3.       The Revolutionary War started with the battles of _________________________. (Lexington and Concord)

4.       The Revolutionary War ended with the battle of _____________________________.  (Yorktown)

5.       Which British Commander in Chief surrendered after the last battle of the Revolutionary War?  (Cornwallis)

6.       True or False.  The Continental Army led by George Washington won the Revolutionary War mainly because they did mostly guerilla fighting.  (True)

7.       At Winter Quarters which Prussian General taught the patriots formation and European battle strategies?  (Friedrich Von Steuben)

8.       Who was first a great hero then a traitor of the colonists in the Revolutionary War? (Benedict Arnold)

9.       What great war leveled Britain with tremendous debt, becoming the reason Britain began to tax the colonists so heavily, and thus leading to the colonists’ rebellion and eventual war for independence? (French and Indian War)

10.   Name four of the many acts of British Parliament that made the colonists angry and helped to unite the colonists toward independence. (Proclamation of 1763, The Stamp Act, The Sugar Act, The Quartering Act, Writs of Assistance, The Declaratory Acts, The Tea Act, The Townshend Acts).

11.   Name the pantsless general who surrendered to Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys after the battle of Ticonderoga.  (Delaplant)

12.   True or False. According to John Adams, the Boston Massacre really was a massacre of innocent colonists by British soldiers. (False)

Revolutionary War Animated Battles

Throughout the next few weeks we will be discussing different battles of the Revolutionary War.

This site will help you visualize those battles.    GO SEE!  

ITS FUN!  http://revolutionarywaranimated.com/

Wars, Rumors of Wars and Treaties Quiz

WAR , Rumors of WAR and Treaties 

Late 18^th  and early 19^th century

1. 1754-63  War between British Colonists and New France--It was the American theater of the Seven-Years War.    French and Indian War
2. 1783  June, A group of furloughed officers from the Continental Army march to the nation’s capitol in Philadelphia, in an attempt to acquire back pay and pension benefits.  The threat forced Congress to adjourn and relocate to New Jersey.    The Newburgh Conspiracy
3. 1786 and 1787, The first major armed rebellion of farmers seeking debt relief from post-war financial difficulties.  It prompted Thomas Jefferson to say, “the blood of patriots and tyrants in the form of a little rebellion now and then is the natural manure which refreshes the tree of liberty.   Shays’ Rebellion
4. 1794, July, a Pennsylvania farming revolt against the 13,000 men state militia requested by President Washington to collect taxes from farmers using distilled corn and wheat as a form of exchange?  Whiskey Rebellion
5. 1798 to 1800 The fake-war with France to stop the piracy and capture of American navel vessels from the Atlantic seaboard.  Quazi War name three other alternate names for this war.  Pirate Wars, Undeclared war with France or the Half War.
6. Last war of the nineteenth century on the American Continent.  This 32-month military conflict was between the newly-formed United States and the North American territories held by Great Britain and its Indian allies.  War 1812
7. Which treaty in 1763 ended the French and Indian/Seven Years War?  Treaty of Paris
8. Which agreement reached in 1778, in the middle of the Revolutionary War  promised military support to the colonists in the battle against Britain.  Treaty of Alliance with France
9. Which treaty in 1783 Ended the Revolutionary War?  Second Treaty of Paris
10. What treaty in 1795 attempted to settle new disputes with Great Britain?  Treaty of Amnesty and Commerce  or commonly called the Jay Treaty
11. In 1814, which treaty ended the war of 1812?    Treaty of Ghent (held in Ghent)

Causes of the American Revolution

reposted from sept 21, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcDxSICplPE&list=PLCH8uxPXHDPA1QSVjPq_xnY-8SqhzE93z