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A) the colonists still lacked the essential will to fight. B) the Americans were almost certain to win their independence. C) the British had underestimated General Washington's military skills. D) American colonists would fight and die in their dispute with the British. 2
A) King George III is blamed for a long list of abuses against the colonies. B) Parliament is blamed for the breakdown of relations with the colonies. C) the colonists still held out an "Olive Branch Petition" to King George III. D) George Washington was named as acting President. 3
A) ordinary folk living in the backcountry. B) propertyless day laborers in the port cities. C) wealthiest planters in the coastal regions. D) members of Anglican congregations. 4
A) as voluntary supporters of the British cause. B) as paid mercenaries for the British. C) as voluntary supporters of the American cause. D) as paid mercenaries for the Americans. 5
A) women who dressed up as men in order to fight. B) wives of the Continental Army soldiers who fought on the home front by tending farms, mills, shops, etc. C) relatively poor women who followed the Continental Army, performing chores such as cooking and nursing. D) wealthy women who nursed wounded soldiers 6
A) evacuating Philadelphia as it was being overrun by the British forces. B) deserting the army because of miserable conditions. C) ambushed by the British and hanged for treason. D) led by George Washington and en route to a successful surprise attack. 7
A) because of their admiration for the ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence. B) after the surrender of British forces at Saratoga convinced the French the Continentals could win. C) after the fall of New York to the British convinced the French the Continentals were on the verge of defeat. D) as soon as the Seven Years' War came to an end. 8
A) Canada. B) New England. C) the Middle States. D) the South. 9
A) were unwilling to fight for either the British or the Continentals. B) fought for the British when promised their freedom, but not for the Continentals, whom they distrusted. C) fought only for the Continentals. D) were willing to fight for whichever side promised them freedom. 10
A) when he became convinced the Continentals could not win. B) because he despised the French. C) due to his personal debt and his feeling that the Continental Congress had not treated the Continental Army fairly. D) when George Washington became Commander-in-Chief. 11
A) The British decided after Yorktown to redouble their efforts to put down the American Revolution. B) It proved that the colonials were the decisive factors in winning independence, not the largely symbolic French effort. C) It might not have been necessary had the British navy arrived in time. D) It proved the effectiveness of guerrilla warfare.
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