APUSH Chapter 6 Terms

What was the significance of the Battle of Long Island (1776)?

• It marked the end of the Revolutionary War.

• It was the first major battle after the Declaration of Independence.

• It was the last battle fought in New York.

• It was a decisive victory for the Continental Army.

The battle that convinced France to enter the war as an ally of the United States was (a)  

• Battle of Long Island
• Battle of Saratoga
• Valley Forge
• Battle of Yorktown

Where did the Continental Army spend the winter of 1777-1778?

• New York City

• Valley Forge

• Saratoga

• Philadelphia

What did the Philipsburg Proclamation declare in 1779?

• Independence for the American colonies

• Freedom for enslaved people who joined the British

• A ceasefire between British and American forces

• The end of the Revolutionary War

What was the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War?

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Lexington

Match the following historical events with their outcomes.

• The Stamp Act of 1765.

• It started the American Revolutionary War.

• The Constitution of the United States.

• It recognized the independence of the United States.

• The Treaty of Paris 1783.

• It imposed a currency tax.

• The Battles of Lexington and Concord.

• It established a mixed government.

What did the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 establish?

• A bicameral legislature

• Property requirements for voting

• A unicameral legislature

• A monarchy

What does the political theory of mixed government advocate for?

• A single ruler with absolute power

• A balance of power among different branches of government

• A government led by the military

• A government without any branches

The first constitution of the United States that created a loose confederation of sovereign states was the (a)  

• Articles of Confederation
• Northwest Ordinance of 1787
• Virginia Plan
• New Jersey Plan

Which policy established a process for territories to become states and prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory?

• Shays’s Rebellion

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Federalists

• Articles of Confederation