AP United States History – Reading Quiz



AP United States History – Reading Quiz

Chapter 6

Multiple Choice

1. The American Crisis:

a. Dealt primarily with the justification for American independence.

b. Developed a military grand strategy for defeat of the British.

c. Bolstered the declining morale of the American troops.

d. Encouraged Americans to return control to their mother country.

2. Which city did the British capture early in the American Revolution and hold for the remainder of the war?

a. Atlanta

b. Boston

c. New York

d. Philadelphia

3. A problem with the Spanish entry into the Revolution against Britain was that Spain:

a. Entered as an ally of France rather than of the United States.

b. Demanded that the United States surrender Georgia as price for its help.

c. Agreed to fight the British but only on the open seas.

d. Said it would attack only the British colonies in South America.

4. Washington’s army spent the winter of 1777-1778 in:

a. Morristown.

b. New York City.

c. Saratoga.

d. Valley Forge.

5. Hessians were:

a. German mercenaries who fought for the British.

b. German mercenaries who fought for the Americans.

c. French blockade runners who helped supply the Americans.

d. Spanish blockade runners who helped supply the Americans.

6. A major reason for the British shift to campaigns in the southern colonies late in the war was the:

a. Expectation of significant Tory help in the South.

b. Need to protect the South from conquest by the Spanish.

c. Southern colonies produced fewer valuable staple crops.

d. Extremely harsh winter of 1780-1781 that made major troop movement in the North difficult.

7. The peace negotiations took place in:

a. Ghent.

b. London.

c. Paris.

d. Philadelphia.

8. Under the Articles of Confederation:

a. An amendment required the approval of all the states.

b. Most important actions required approval of nine of the thirteen states.

c. There was no executive or judicial branch.

d. All of the above are true.

True or False (A=True and B=False)

9. The first conflicts of the American Revolution took place in South Carolina.

10. Inflation was a big problem for Americans during the Revolution.

11. In 1778, Parliament adopted a program that granted all the American demands made prior to independence.

12. Benedict Arnold, originally a British officer, switched to the American side halfway through the war.

13. The Articles of Confederation left many powers to the states.

14. Before the Revolution was over, the British were fighting the Spanish, the French, and the Dutch, as well as the Americans.

15. After 1778, most of the fighting in the Revolution was done in the South.

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