week 6

Course	HIST A170 - History of U.S. to 1876 - CRN 21256 - Fall 2011
Test	Quiz 6
Started	10/10/11 10:22 PM
Submitted	10/10/11 10:23 PM
Status	Completed
Score	10 out of 10 points
Time Elapsed	0 minute.
Instructions

• Question 1

  1 out of 1 points

  	George Washington's strategy during the Revolutionary War was to: Answer
  	Selected Answer:     avoid direct confrontation with the British army if at all possible, preferring instead to retreat and win by merely keeping his army intact.

• Question 2

  1 out of 1 points

  	The revolutionary ideology of "republicanism" was based upon: Answer
  	Selected Answer:  a.   the idea that governments should rule by the consent of the governed, and protect their individual liberties.

• Question 3

  1 out of 1 points

  	The American victory at ________, in October 1777, was a major turning point in the war, as it convinced France to ally with the patriot forces against the British. Answer
  	Selected Answer:  c.   Saratoga

• Question 4

  1 out of 1 points

  	The most important and influential piece of revolutionary propaganda was Common Sense, which sold over 150,000 copies; it was written in 1776 by: Answer
  	Selected Answer:  d.   Thomas Paine.

• Question 5

  1 out of 1 points

  	Which of the following phrases best describes the Continental Army at the beginning of the Revolutionary War? Answer
  	Selected Answer:  a.   Ill-equipped, undermanned, and relatively untrained.

• Question 6

  1 out of 1 points

  	The British decided to focus their military efforts on the southern colonies, beginning in 1779, for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: Answer
  	Selected Answer:  e.   the superior harbors and port facilities allowed for close naval support, which had not been possible in the North.

• Question 7

  1 out of 1 points

  	On October 19, 1781, Lord Cornwallis surrendered the remnants of his army at ________, effectively ending the military phase of the Revolution. Answer
  	Selected Answer:  d.   Yorktown

• Question 8

  1 out of 1 points

  	George Washington's 1780 appointment of ________ to lead the Continental Army in the South proved to be a significant contribution to the American victory, as he fought a defensive war so well that Ho Chi Minh studied his strategy when fighting the Americans in the Vietnam War. Answer
  	Selected Answer:  d.   Nathanial Greene

• Question 9

  1 out of 1 points

  	In the process of debating the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress removed an argument written by Jefferson that: Answer
  	Selected Answer:  b.   blamed the British for imposing slavery on the colonies and for provoking slave rebellion.

• Question 10

  1 out of 1 points

  	Which Native American society faced the most difficult circumstances in the immediate aftermath of the Revolutionary War, having lost over one-third of its population? Answer
  	Selected Answer:  b.   The Iroquois

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