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U.S. History Chapter 6
America’s War for Independence, 1775-1783
I designed a quiz related to chapter 6 at the bottom of this article.
Directions for the quiz:
- Scroll down & click on the first thumbnail to enlarge to full screen.
- Choose an answer for each question.
- Click on the graphic to advance to the next screen.
- The correct answer is on the screen following the question.
- Compare your answers with those provided.
- If you cannot easily see the correct answer, check the captions.
Review the following Chapter 6 pages:
- Introduction
- Britain’s Law-and-Order Strategy and Its Consequences
- The Early Years of the Revolution
- War in the South
- Identity during the American Revolution
- Key Terms
- Summary
Practice learning Chapter 6 Key Terms on Quizlet.
Week 6 Videos:
- Who Were the Minutemen (4:29)
- Battles of Lexington & Concord (1:31)
- Concord Hymn by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1:12)
- Crash Course: The American Revolution Black American History (11:29)
- Thomas Paine’s Common Sense Inspires a Nation (2:40)
- History Channel: Declaration of Independence (3:59)
- TED-ed: What you might not know about the Declaration of Independence (3:38)
- Crash Course: The Natives and the English (11:26)
- Women in the American Revolution (1:13)
- Thomas Paine’s The American Crisis (4:51)
- History Brief: The Battle of Saratoga (3:52)
- History Brief: The Battle of Yorktown (4:16)
- Hamilton Yorktown (4:07)
- Forgotten Voices - Sybil Ludington (2:16)
- PBS: The Treaty of Paris (4:38)
- Consider watching Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Review the following information featuring the U.S.:
- Delaware (6:43)
- Florida (7:34)
- PBS: Martin Van Buren (1:35)
- Martin Van Buren: The Irony of 1840
- History Channel: Hannah Hoes Van Buren
- History Channel: Not Every First Lady Has Been Married to the President
- PBS: William Henry Harrison (1:31)
- William Henry Harrison: The Windy Inaugural
- History Channel: Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison
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U.S. History Week 6 America’s War for Independence 1775-1783 |
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The correct answer is: They incurred debt from the French & Indian War. |
In May 1774, the British sent General ___ to be the new royal governor of Massachusetts. Answer choices include: Thomas Gage, George Washington, Lord North, Benedict Arnold |
The correct answer is Thomas Gage. |
Who became the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army on June 15, 1775? Answer choices include: Lord Dunmore, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ethan Allen, George Washington |
The correct answer is George Washington. |
The correct answer is Virginia. |
Who wrote an argument for independence and popular sovereignty called Common Sense? Answer choices include: Ralph Waldo Emerson, King George III, Thomas Paine, John Adams |
The correct answer is Thomas Paine. |
In 1776, British armies planned to isolate three areas to force submission. Which was NOT one of these areas? Answer choices include: Fort Oswego, New York City, Montreal, Boston |
The correct answer is Boston. |
For seven years, ___ was the headquarters for the British military & a haven for those who were loyal to the Throne. Answer choices include: Philadelphia, New York City, Montreal, Salem |
The correct answer is New York City. |
General George Washington’s troops were victorious after a surprise attack on ____ in 1776. Answer choices include: New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas |
The correct answer is Christmas. |
Who trained Washington’s troops in 1778? Answer choices include: Tecumseh, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, George Clinton, John Burgoyne |
The correct answer is Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben. |
The 1777 Battle of ___ marked a major turning point of the war in America’s favor. Answer choices include: Saratoga, Fort Ticonderoga, Brandywine Creek, Charleston |
The correct answer is Saratoga. |
Lord George Germain believed he could get support for Britain from all of the following in the South EXCEPT: Answer choices include: Native American allies, women, loyalists, enslaved persons |
The correct answer is women. |
In what city did America suffer its greatest loss in 1780? Answer choices include: Boston, Cowpens, Charleston, Yorktown |
The correct answer is Charleston. |
In 1781, a siege that lasted ____ preceded the British surrender at the Battle of Yorktown. Answer choices include: 8 hours, 8 days, 80 days, 8 weeks |
The correct answer is 8 days. |
In April 1782, all of the following EXCEPT ___ began informal peace negotiations in France. Answer choices include: John Adams, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay |
The correct answer is George Washington. |
The ___ acts allowed the new American government the right to take Loyalist property and land. Answer choices include: liberation, rightful owner, land and property, confiscation |
The correct answer is confiscation. |
Approximately how many colonists moved to England, British West Indies, or Canada after the Revolution? Answer choices include: 5,000; 50,000; 10,000; 100,000 |
The correct answer is 100,000. |
All enslaved people who fought for the Patriot cause received their freedom. Answer choices include: true, false |
The correct answer is false. |
The Treaty of Paris granted the United States significant regions that were actually Native lands. Answer choices include: true, false |
The correct answer is true. |
____ was/were the first American paper money. By 1781, it’s value had dropped significantly. Answer choices include: Pounds, Reals, Continental currency, Euros |
The correct answer is continental currency. |
Which of the following did women in America do between 1775 and 1783? Answer choices include: cook, wash & make clothes; participate in combat; raise money for the war; any of these |
The correct answer is any of these. |
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