Question 1
Benedict Arnold became notorious late in the war by:
• a. recruiting slaves into the American army
• b. questioning Washington’s fitness for command
• Selected:c. going over to the BritishThis answer is correct.
• d. selling weapons to Indians
• e. trying to become a military dictator
Correct! Benedict Arnold was a traitor.
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Question 2
The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom marked the general trend away from:
• a. belief in God
• b. religious diversity
• c. public prayer
• d. revivalism
• Selected:e. state-supported churchesThis answer is correct.
Correct! State-supported churches became less common.
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Question 3
In its winter camp at Valley Forge, Washington’s army was decimated by all of the following EXCEPT:
• a. hunger
• b. desertion
• Selected:c. enemy attackThis answer is correct.
• d. resignations
• e. brutal cold
Correct! No army fought much during the winter in Revolution.
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Question 4
On Christmas night 1776, Washington crossed the Delaware to defeat the:
• a. Loyalists
• Selected:b. HessiansThis answer is correct.
• c. British
• d. Iroquois
• e. French
Correct! Washington defeated the Hessians.
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Question 5
The Sugar Act of 1764:
• a. legalized trade with the French West Indies
• Selected:b. taxed imports in order to raise revenueThis answer is correct.
• c. doubled the existing tax on molasses
• d. aimed to reduce rum drinking in the colonies
• e. taxed sugar refined in the colonies
Correct! The Sugar Act taxed imports in order to raise revenue.
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Question 6
In 1777, Washington dealt with the threat of smallpox to his army by:
• Selected:a. ordering a mass inoculationThis answer is correct.
• b. sending most of his soldiers home
• c. placing his camp under quarantine
• d. providing his soldiers with clean quarters and healthy food
• e. asking for a halt in the fighting
Correct! Yes, he had the army inoculated.
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Question 7
The Royal Proclamation of 1763:
• a. caused Pontiac’s Rebellion
• b. gave Florida back to Spain
• c. imposed new taxes on imports
• d. lowered taxes on the colonies
• Selected:e. prohibited American settlement west of the AppalachiansThis answer is correct.
Correct! The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited the American settlement west of the Appalachians.
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Question 8
Americans won a tremendous victory in October 1777 with the surrender at Saratoga of:
• a. Lord Cornwallis
• b. Banastre Tarleton
• Selected:c. Johnny BurgoyneThis answer is correct.
• d. Benedict Arnold
• e. Lord Howe
Correct! The American defeated Burgoyne at Saratoga.
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Question 9
The war that erupted between the French and the British in North America:
• a. lasted two years
• Selected:b. became a world warThis answer is correct.
• c. resulted in a draw
• d. sparked massive protest in London
• e. was the last war fought between them
Correct! The French and Indian War was part of a world war.
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Question 10
Which city did the British capture early in the American Revolution and hold for the remainder of the war?
• a. Atlanta
• b. Boston
• c. Williamsburg
• d. Philadelphia
• Selected:e. New YorkThis answer is correct.
Correct! The British held New York for the duration of the war.