Chapter 8 Quiz | APUSHfive

1. What was the principal reason that the Second Continental Congress selected George Washington to head the army in 1775?

a. They valued his leadership abilities.
b. He had an impressive military track record.
c. They wanted to squelch tensions between the colonies.
d. He was willing to serve without pay.
e. He was an aristocrat.

2. The Olive Branch Petition was

a. England's attempt to end the war with the colonies.
b. England's contract to hire German soldiers - called Hessians by Americans - to halt the colonial rebellion.
c. A last-ditch effort by the Continental Congress to urge King George to end the hostilities.
d. German soldiers shifting sympathies from the British to the Americans.
e. An agreement between England and Native Americans that the latter would remain neutral.

3. Why did the colonial army invade and seek to conquer Canada in late 1775?

a. They thought the British soldiers were most vulnerable there.
b. They hoped to add it as a fourteenth colony.
c. They wanted to establish Canada as a military base of operations.
d. They hoped to secure France's support for the colonial cause.
e. They wanted to eliminate the Roman Catholic regime there.

4. Even as they engaged in battles in 1775 and 1776, Americans continued to resist total independence from England for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that

a. Their loyalty to England was deeply ingrained.
b. They enjoyed their status as part of a transatlantic community in which Britain was a leader.
c. There was little colonial unity.
d. They feared repercussions from Great Britain.
e. They needed British protection from other potential invading nations.

5. Who was the first person to propose that the colonies become completely independent of England?

a. Thomas Jefferson
b. Samuel Adams
c. Thomas Paine
d. John Adams
e. George Washington

6. In republican governments

a. Power follows from the people.
b. Monarchy, aristocracy, and commons share power equally.
c. All people are considered equal.
d. Self-interest can be marshaled for the greater good.
e. Authority resides exclusively with the king.

7. What is meant by "a natural aristocracy of talent"?

a. That only men of noble birth should lead.
b. That only the best-educated and socially situated men were qualified to lead.
c. That anyone could get ahead through hard work.
d. That the good of the majority mattered above the welfare of individuals.
e. That republican forms of government should replace monarchies.

8. In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson listed all of the following as reasons for severing ties with England EXCEPT

a. Imposing taxes without consent.
b. Eliminating trial by jury.
c. Establishing a military dictatorship.
d. Granting religious tolerance to Roman Catholics and others.
e. Cutting off trade.

9. Which of the following could NOT be said about Loyalists, who did not want to break from England?

a. They were wealthy elites who considered Patriots to be lawless brutes.
b. They believed no army could surpass the might of the British military.
c. Some were British veterans of the Seven Years War who relocated to America.
d. They included new immigrants who resented the plantation elite.
e. A large majority were African American current and former slaves.

10. In terms of supporting the Revolution, most colonists were initially

a. Patriots
b. Neutral
c. Loyalists
d. Militia volunteers
e. Fearful

11. What is the military significance of Washington crossing the Delaware on Christmas Day in 1776 and later surprising the Hessians at Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey?

a. It was the Patriots' first victory.
b. He was able to pick up new recruits and expand his army there.
c. The victories proved life-saving to the colonists' cause.
d. It led to the capture of British General Howe.
e. It enabled the Patriots to keep New England from being attacked and isolated by the British.

12. The Battle of Saratoga proved vitally important to the American cause because

a. It encouraged France to provide much-needed military aid.
b. The impressive British general Burgoyne perished in combat.
c. Britain surrendered, and the Revolution was won.
d. It boosted the morale of the Patriots.
e. It brought France, Spain, and Germany into the conflict on the side of the Americans.

13. Which of the following is NOT among America's goals for revolutionizing international affairs after its battle for independence?

a. Ending colonialism.
b. Ending mercantilism.
c. Promoting free trade.
d. Instituting freedom of the seas.
e. Forging military alliances.

14. The Treaty of Fort Stanwix was

a. The first treaty between the US and an Indian nation.
b. The peace treaty that ended the Revolution and created an independent US.
c. An agreement between the British and four Iroquois nations in which they joined forces against the American revolutionaries.
d. A deal between France and Spain, in which the latter would gain Gibraltar, should England lose.
e. The agreement negotiated by Benjamin Franklin that brought France into the Revolution on the side of the Americans.

15. The revolutionary war became a global conflagration because all of the following countries played a role EXCEPT

a. France.
b. Spain.
c. Denmark-Norway.
d. Russia.
e. Poland.

Quiz: Chapter 8