AHON CHAPTER 6 SECTION 4

1. Francis Marion led Patriots who __________________________________ .

• A. defected to the British side.

• B. burned down Loyalist cities.

• C. laid siege to British military camps.

• D. used guerrilla warfare against the British.

2. Whose name has come to mean “traitor?”

• A. Nathanael Greene

• B. Charles Cornwallis

• C. Benedict Arnold

• D. Francis Marion

3. What happened to the Loyalists’ property after the Revolutionary War?

• A. It was returned to them.

• B. In most cases, it was not returned to them.

• C. It was sold, with the proceeds given to them.

• D. It was taken over by the British.

4. How long did the American Revolution last?

• A. almost five years

• B. almost eight years

• C. just over nine years

• D. exactly eleven years

5. Which of the following was NOT a significant factor in the American victory?

• A. German and British support

• B. skilled leadership

• C. Geography

• D. help from France and Spain

6. France’s “Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen” was modeled in part on _____________________________ .

• A. the Magna Carta.

• B. the Puritans’ Mayflower Compact.

• C. the Treaty of Paris.

• D. America’s Declaration of Independence.

9. Which of the following marked the official end of the American Revolution?

• A. Congressional approval of the Treaty of Paris

• B. the 1782 peace talks in Paris

• C. the Battle of Yorktown

• D. the Battle of Cowpens

10. The American Revolution soon inspired revolutionary movements in ____________________________ .

• A. Canada.

• B. France and Latin America.

• C. Poland and Russia

• D. Africa.

11. Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Americans won the Revolution?

• A. Geography

• B. help from abroad

• C. advanced technology

• D. skilled leadership

12. What event in Europe was influenced by the American Revolution?

• A. Parliament tightened the restriction of British colonies.

• B. Revolutionary leaders came to power in Great Britain.

• C. Spain decided to free its Latin American colonies.

• D. The people of France overthrew their king and queen.