Chapter 6 Making War and Republican Governments

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Which of the following factors made a critical contribution to the outcome of the Battle of Yorktown in 1781?
The long-awaited arrival of Admiral Rochambeau’s fleet in the Chesapeake Bay,
Washington’s feigned attack on Manhattan while French troops set on Virginia,
Americans’ discovery, capture, and execution of the traitor Benedict Arnold,
The arrival of General Nathanael Greene’s Patriot troops from South Carolina

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Washington’s feigned attack on Manhattan while French troops set on Virginia

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Why was Abigail Adams a notable figure in the Revolutionary era?

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She criticized Patriots like her husband John and insisted on equal legal rights for married women.

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Which of the following battles marked the end of the American Revolution in 1781? Yorktown, New York, Quebec, Saratoga

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Yorktown

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How did the British respond after their loss at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777? Options: The British doubled the size of its army in the colonies. They tried to broker a negotiated settlement with the Americans. The British retreated to ships in New York Harbor to consider their options. Britain attempted to bolster its forces by a military alliance with Spain.

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They tried to broker a negotiated settlement with the Americans.

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Which of the following statements characterizes events at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777–1778? Options: Of the 30,000 troops encamped at Valley Forge, one-third deserted and another third died of malnutrition or disease before the winter was over. Through the training of Baron von Steuben, the Continental army emerged as a much tougher and better-disciplined force. The Continental army was illequipped, but the British troops in nearby Philadelphia also struggled to find adequate food and shelter during the harsh winter. The sufferings of the Continental army were largely a myth, disseminated to win greater sympathy for the Patriot cause.

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Through the training of Baron von Steuben, the Continental army emerged as a much tougher and better-disciplined force.

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To finance the war during its first two years, the new American state governments relied primarily on

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printing large quantities of paper money.

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Which of the following was true under the Articles of Confederation?
Amendments could be passed with a majority of states approving.
Most of the power remained with the states.
Bills required a unanimous vote to become laws.
Congress could tax the states and individuals, if necessary.

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Most of the power remained with the states.

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Why did it take the Continental Congress several years to ratify the Articles of Confederation?

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Disputes over western land claims led some states to block ratification.

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Although women made few gains in the eighteenth century, they did achieve a degree of progress in 1790 when they won which of the following? Suffrage in New York State, The right to hold office in Rhode Island, The right of entry into college in Virginia, Equal access to public education in Massachusetts

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Equal access to public education in Massachusetts

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Which of these events occurred at the Battle of Long Island in August 1776?

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General Howe and his British troops forced the Americans to retreat to Manhattan Island.