CHAPTER 6 Quiz 2 review
The major reason that the colonists lost the Battle of Bunker Hill was that The militia fled during the middle of the battle The American generals made some major blunders The British outnumbered the Americans almost four to one The American soldiers ran out of ammunition
The American soldiers ran out of ammunition
What did Common Sense advocate? Blind obedience to the king Independence from Britain A simple restoration of colonial rights Colonial representation in Parliament
Independence from Britain
What term describes the colonial supporters of the British during the American Revolution?
Loyalists or Tories
A) John Adams B) Thomas Jefferson C) Thomas Paine __ Englishman who wrote Common Sense to arouse support for independence
C) Thomas Paine
__ the primary author of the Declaration of Independence A) John Adams B) Thomas Jefferson C) Thomas Paine __ the primary author of the Declaration of Independence
B) Thomas Jefferson
A) John Adams B) Thomas Jefferson C) Thomas Paine __ member of the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence and an American negotiator for the Treaty of Paris
A) John Adams
__ commander of the Green Mountain Boys who captured Fort Ticonderoga A) Ethan Allen B) Henry Knox C) George Washington __ commander of the Green Mountain Boys who captured Fort Ticonderoga
A) Ethan Allen
__ commander in chief of the Continental army A) Ethan Allen B) Henry Knox C) George Washington __ commander in chief of the Continental army
C) George Washington
A) Ethan Allen B) Henry Knox C) George Washington __ American ordinance chief who surprised the British by transporting heavy artillery to Boston
B) Henry Knox
A) Bunker Hill B) Fort Ticonderoga __ an early American success that supplied artillery for the forces around Boston
B) Fort Ticonderoga
__ a costly British victory outside Boston A) Bunker Hill B) Fort Ticonderoga __ a costly British victory outside Boston
A) Bunker Hill