Chapter 6 Challenge

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  1. The main purpose of the Proclamation of Rebellion was to ...
  2. Your answer:
    convince Americans to fight against the British.
    declare the colonies to be in revolt.
    declare the independence of all British colonies
    show sympathy for Bears Fans.


  3. During the Revolutionary War, the Continental Navy was primarily made up of ...
  4. Your answer:
    foreign vessels.
    privately owned vessels.
    captured british ships.
    Thomas the tugboats.


  5. Most colonial militia leaders believed that the British army could be beaten because the ...
  6. Your answer:
    British army officers were generally poorly trained.
    Americans had depleted uranium bombs.
    Americans were fighting for their own land.
    British army was poorly equipped.


  7. Several European countries began to send money, goods, and war materials to the Americans, largely as a reult of the American victory at ...
  8. Your answer:
    the Battle of the Bulge.
    Saratoga.
    Valley Forge.
    Bunker Hill.


  9. The American victories at Kaskaskia and Vincennes ...
  10. Your answer:
    gave the Americans a claim to lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.
    convinced Spain to enter the war on the side of the British.
    had little impact on the war.


  11. In 1782, a conditional peace treaty between the American colonies and Great Britain was supported by ...
  12. Your answer:
    the British Parliament.
    Lord North
    King George III


  13. The Revolutionary War officially ended following the ...
  14. Your answer:
    signing of the Treaty of Paris.
    Battle of Saratoga.
    capture of the American ship Bonhomme Richard.
    loss to the Packers.


  15. The Articles of Confederation called for a ...
  16. Your answer:
    new coach for the Cubs.
    congress to serve as the central government of the United States.
    national judicial system.
    strong central government.


  17. In the years following the Revolutionary War, slavery became most widespread in the ...
  18. Your answer:
    Southern states.
    Middle Atlantic states.
    New England states.


  19. Under the Articles of Confederation, two major weaknesses of the national government were ...
  20. Your answer:
    the power to control trade and to levy taxes.
    lack of exercise and a poor diet.
    a lack of power to levy taxes and to enforce laws.
    the establishment of a strong executive and a constitution.


  21. Law passed in 1787 that outlined the steps needed for a territory to become a state.
  22. Your answer:
    Breed's Hill
    Mercenaries
    Common Sense
    Northwest Ordinance


  23. Massachusetts farmer who led a farmers' rebellion against heavy taxes.
  24. Your answer:
    John Locke
    Daniel Shays
    General Cornwallis
    George Rogers Clark


  25. British commander who was forced to surrender at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781.
  26. Your answer:
    General Cornwallis
    General Benedict Arnold
    George Washington
    George Rogers Clark


  27. Leader of an American army on the western frontier that captured Vincennes from the British in 1779.
  28. Your answer:
    John Locke
    Thomas Paine
    General Cornwallis
    George Rogers Clark


  29. American general who planned to turn the American fort at West Point over to the British.
  30. Your answer:
    Benedict Arnold
    "Eggs" Benedict
    Tom Arnold
    "French" Toast


  31. Soldiers who fought for any country that would hire them.
  32. Your answer:
    Breed's Hill Privates
    Northwest Ordinance Regulars
    Mercenaries


  33. British writer whose ideas about freedom and government were used in the Declaration of Independence.
  34. Your answer:
    Daniel Shays
    Yale Combination
    Thomas Paine
    John Locke


  35. British immigrant who wrote Common Sense.
  36. Your answer:
    Benedict Arnold
    John Locke
    Thomas Paine
    John Ouch


  37. Actual site of a battle outside Boston where the British won a victory in June 1775.
  38. Your answer:
    Breed's Hill
    Kaskaskia
    Shaysville


  39. Commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. (NOTE: The Circular Flow Diagram, GDP Definition, and GDP formula will also be on the c6 test. Practice by going to the 3rd page of www.dpeel.com)
  40. Your answer:
    General Cornwallis
    George Bush
    Benedict Arnold
    George Washington


  41. ENRICHMENT: Go to www.myprojectpages.com In the lower left hand corner for "Instructor Code" type [240]. Then use Google to find what you feel are reliable URL's for one of these projects. Copy and paste your URL's along with a brief description into a Word Document and submit to Mr. Peel. QUESTION: The "Instructor Code" for myprojectpages.com is...
  42. Your answer:
    240
    1296
    1392
    1588



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