The Revolutionary War & the War of 1812Chapter 2 AHSGE

(Test Review)

AHSGE 1-1: Identify and evaluate America’s exploration, development, and divergence.

ACOS 3: Trace the chronology of events leading to the American Revolution, including the French and Indian

War, the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts, the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the publications of Common Sense, and the Declaration

of Independence.

Read the passage and then answer questions on the next two slides.

During Napoleon’s war with England, both England and France seized neutral ships and goods. In addition, they were conscripting American sailors into their navies, enraging the people of the U.S. In August 1810, Napoleon publically repealed his previous decrees and declared that neutral ships could freely trade in France without risk of confiscation or conscription. President Madison believed Napoleon’s words. When Britain refused to promise the same thing, Congress declared war on England and began invading Canada, thus starting the War of 1812.

Based upon the previous passage, which sentence below shows events in the correct time sequence?

• England refused to honor the trading status of neutral nations, so the U.S. went to war with England.

• The U.S. declared war on England. Then England began conscripting soldiers from U.S. merchant ships.

• Napoleon allowed the U.S. to trade freely with France after the U.S. declared war on England.

• Napoleon decided that the U.S. could trade freely in France after the War of 1812.

ANSWER: England refused to honor the trading status of neutral nations, so the U.S. went to war with England.

Based upon the previous passage, which of the following causes of the War of 1812 is best supported by the passage?

• England was preparing to retake its lost colonies in North America.

• President Madison wished to conquer English territory in Canada.

• Napoleon promised not to harm American trading ships or crews.

• U.S. citizens were angry that England ignored the neutral trading status of Americans.

ANSWER: U.S. citizens were angry that England ignored the neutral trading status of Americans.

Who were adversaries in the French and Indian War?

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ANSWER: Britain and FranceBritain and France

When the Second Continental Congress convened, what was its first act in July 1775?

• Congress sent representatives to France and Spain asking for military aid.

• Congress created and signed the Declaration of Independence.

• Congress sent a letter to the king of England asking for a tax on tea.

• Congress sent the Olive Branch petition to the King of Great Britain.

ANSWER: Congress sent the Olive Branch petition to the King of Great Britain.

Study the following passage.“Listen, my children, and you shall hear

Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five . . .

--- Henry Wadsworth LongfellowFrom “Paul Revere’s Ride

Which is MOST associated with the ride described in the passage?

• Union troops advancing toward Atlanta and Charleston

• Confederate troops preparing to fire on Fort Sumter• American troops losing at Valley Forge• British troops heading to Lexington and Concord

ANSWER: British troops heading to Lexington and ConcordBritish troops heading to Lexington and Concord

What European country fought against France in the French and Indian War?

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ANSWER: Great BritainGreat Britain

As a leader in America’s fight for independence from Great Britain, I helped organize many protests, including the Boston Tea Party. I wrote many speeches supporting colonial rights and later signed the Declaration of Independence. Who am I?

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ANSWER: Samuel AdamsSamuel Adams

One of the fundamental premises of the Declaration of Independence is that

• a national Constitution must be created.

• all people are born with certain unalienable rights.

• the Supreme Court gives power to the government.

• the government does not need the consent of the people.

ANSWER: all people are born with certain unalienable rightsall people are born with certain unalienable rights

In 1651, the English Parliament passed the first of a series of acts restricting trade to the point that the North American colonies could only trade with Great Britain. What were these acts called?

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ANSWER: the Navigation Actsthe Navigation Acts

Which leader of the Revolution gave a passionate speech about human rights, saying “Give me liberty or give me death!” in the House of Burgesses prior to the start of the Revolutionary War?

ANSWER: Patrick HenryPatrick Henry

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Paul Revere is famous for his midnight ride alerting the local people to prepare for battle. He announced, “The British are coming.” Revere warned the colonists to prepare for which battle of the Revolutionary War?

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ANSWER: LexingtonLexington

Why did the Boston Tea Party (1773) occur?

• The laws of English Parliament limited trade and self-government in the American colonies.

• American colonists were forced to drink tea instead of their favorite beverage, coffee.

• British and American citizens met in Boston to celebrate the end of the Revolutionary War (1776-1783).

• By dumping a tea shipment into the Boston harbor, American colonists were protesting the tax on tea.

ANSWER: By dumping a tea shipment into the Boston harbor, American colonists were protesting the tax on tea.

Which of the following is TRUE of the Treaty of Paris (1783)?

• American citizens were not allowed to settle beyond the Mississippi River.

• France agreed to peace with the United States.

• Britain accepted the independence of the U.S.

• Spain was forced to give Florida to the U.S.

ANSWER: Britain accepted the independence of the United StatesBritain accepted the independence of the United States

Which statement MOST accurately describes the system of government set up by the thirteen

colonies?• Colonists established representative democracies in which

locally elected officials made decisions affecting the colony.• The colonial governments mirrored the English system of

constitutional monarchy.• The colonial governments were dictatorships, in which one

person controlled all government decisions affecting the colony.

• Colonists set up theocratic states in which religious leaders controlled the government.

ANSWER: Colonists established representative democracies in which locally elected officials made decisions affecting the colony.

How many people were killed in the Boston Massacre?

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ANSWER: FiveFive

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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ANSWER: Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson

After the Boston Tea Party, the British passed the Coercive Acts and the Quebec Act to punish the

colonists and to assert British power. What name did the colonists use to describe these acts?

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ANSWER: the Intolerable Acts the Intolerable Acts

The Stamp Act was passed by Parliament in March of 1765. This act required colonists to buy

stamps for most printed materials. What made this tax different and controversial in the

colonies?• ?

ANSWER: This was the first direct tax England had ever placed on the This was the first direct tax England had ever placed on the colonists.colonists.

Which term describes the trading relationship between England and its American colonies before the Revolutionary War?

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ANSWER: colonialism colonialism

During the Revolutionary War, Samuel Adams organized a resistance movement to the British forces in Boston. What was the organization called?

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ANSWER: Sons of LibertySons of Liberty

Study the following passage.“Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, ‘Tis Time to Part. . . . Every spot of the old world is overrun with oppression. Freedom hath been hunted round the globe . . . [and] England hath given her warning to depart. Oh! Receive the fugitive, and prepare in time to asylum for mankind.” --- Thomas Paine, Common Sense

What did Thomas Paine’s pamphlet help persuade the colonists to do?

ANSWER: declare independence from Britaindeclare independence from Britain

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Who led the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?

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ANSWER: George WashingtonGeorge Washington

What is the artist trying to communicate about the

original thirteen colonies of the U.S.?

• The colonies are part of a great serpent and deserve to be cut up.

• Each colony wants to be separate but equal.• The colonists feel that Great Britain has chopped

them into small pieces.• The colonies must unite, or they will lose the war

with Great Britain.ANSWER:The colonies must unite, or they will lose the war with Great Britain.

Why did the colony of Massachusetts resist the Navigation Acts more strongly than the other colonies?

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ANSWER: Massachusetts suffered the most because it had many of the Massachusetts suffered the most because it had many of the major ports.major ports.

The colonists did not always fight battles in the manner to which the British were accustomed. The militias sometimes attacked from hiding places behind trees and walls rather than in formation on the battlefield. What was this tactic called?

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ANSWER: guerrilla warfareguerrilla warfare

Study the passages below.

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury: . . . For taking away our charters, abolishing our most valuable laws, and altering fundamentally the forms of our government. . . . For suspending our own Legislature, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. . . . — Declaration of Independence

The passage lists some actions by Great Britain that led founders of the United States government to

• provide government protection of individual rights. • allow all branches of government to make laws. • limit citizen involvement in government. • give government unlimited powers.

ANSWER: provide government protection of individual rights.provide government protection of individual rights.

What was the first nation to recognize the new United States as an independent nation?

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ANSWER: FranceFrance

After the Treaty of Paris, what became the western border of the United States?

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ANSWER: Mississippi RiverMississippi River

George Washington’s most important role during the American Revolution was

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ANSWER: leading the armyleading the army

Thomas Jefferson’s most important role during the American Revolution was

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ANSWER: writing the Declaration of Independencewriting the Declaration of Independence

What caused colonial anger toward the British government?

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ANSWER: Taxes on many colonial and imported British goodsTaxes on many colonial and imported British goods

How did the colonists respond to British taxation?

• Townshend Acts

• Sugar Act

• Boston Tea Party

• Battle of Saratoga

ANSWER: Boston Tea PartyBoston Tea Party

Use the map and your own knowledge to answer the question.

According to the map, which battles were won by American troops?

• Detroit and Lake Champlain • Tippecanoe and Washington, D. C.• Horseshoe Bend and New Orleans• Queenston Heights and Ft. McHenry

ANSWER: Horseshoe Bend and New OrleansHorseshoe Bend and New Orleans

Study the passage below.

Article I – His Britannic Majesty acknowledges the said United States, viz. New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, to be free, sovereign and independent States; that he treats with them as such, and for himself, his heirs and successors, relinquishes all claims. . . .

Which document is shown in the passage?

• the Magna Carta • the Compromise of 1820• the Declaration of Independence • the Treaty of Paris of 1783 ANSWER: the Treaty of Paris of 1783the Treaty of Paris of 1783

Study the list below.

- impressment of United States sailors- interference with United States trade- support for rebellious acts by Native Americans

These actions led to a war between the United States and

• Spain• France• Great Britain• Mexico

ANSWER: Great BritainGreat Britain

Where did the first major battle in the war for American

independence take place?• Yorktown

• Trenton

• Bunker Hill

• Saratoga

ANSWER: Bunker HillBunker Hill

Which of these actions by Great Britain was a cause of the American colonists’ declaring

independence?

• prohibiting colonists from interacting with Native American groups

• establishing new colonies in other parts of North America

• taxing the colonies without their consent • encouraging colonists to trade with other nations

ANSWER: taxing the colonies without their consenttaxing the colonies without their consent

Which battle convinced the French government to aid the Americans?

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ANSWER: Saratoga, New YorkSaratoga, New York

What document proclaimed American independence and set the new country’s

boundaries?

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ANSWER: Treaty of ParisTreaty of Paris

Who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution

was

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ANSWER: George WashingtonGeorge Washington

What term refers to the policy or system by which a country maintains foreign colonies

(especially in order to exploit them economically)?

• colonialism

What term refers to the conflict between the British and French in

North America (1754-1763)?

• French and Indian War

What agreement ended the Revolutionary War between the American colonies and Great

Britain?

• Treaty of Paris

What term refers to a ban on trade with another country?

• embargo

What term refers to rights given at birth?

• unalienable rights

What term refers to the act of seizing men from a ship or village and forcing them to serve in the

navy?

• impressment

What term refers to pride and devotion to one’s country?

• Nationalism

When members of the Sons of Liberty protested the Tea tax by

throwing tea into the Boston Harbor the event was called _______.

• the Boston Tea Party

In the War of 1812, the British attacked _______ but were

defeated.

• Fort McHenry

What term refers to volunteers who trained to fight the British?

• minutemen

Who led the Boston Tea Party? (He belonged to the Sons of

Liberty)

• Samuel Adams

What term refers to the laws passed in Parliament to punish colonists for

the Boston Tea Party?

• Intolerable Acts

What term refers to hit and run tactics?

• guerrilla war tactics

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

In what battle did Andrew Jackson (aided by the Cherokee) defeat the

Creeks who were then forced to give up much of their land in

present day Alabama and Georgia?

• Battle of Horseshoe Bend

Who traveled from Boston to Concord to warn the Patriots that

the British were coming?

• Paul Revere

Where did Washington prepare troops to fight in the Revolutionary

War?

• Valley Forge

What was the European name for the French and Indian War?

• Seven Years War

What document proclaimed the colonies’ independence from Great

Britain?

• Declaration of Independence

Which two battles began the Revolutionary War?

• Lexington and Concord

What term refers to legal documents that allowed British

officers to search for illegal goods without an owner’s permission?

• writs of assistance (search warrants)

What war (from 1812 to 1814) was fought between the U.S. and Great Britain? (Native Americans helped

on both sides.)

• War of 1812

Which American general trained troops to fight in the Revolutionary

War?

• George Washington

In what incident did British soldiers shoot five men in Massachusetts on

March 5, 1770?

• Boston Massacre

What term refers to complete control of a certain market?

• monopoly

What term refers to the organization of colonial men who joined together to protest the Stamp Act and protect

colonial liberties?

• Sons of Liberty

Who delivered the famous speech “Give Me Liberty or Give Me

Death”?

• Patrick Henry

What Shawnee leader organized Native American tribes to fight the

British in case of war with the U.S.?

• Tecumseh

In what battle did Andrew Jackson lead the U.S. to victory during the

War of 1812?

• Battle of New Orleans

Who was the free black sailor killed at the Boston Massacre?

• Crispus Attucks

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