Chapter 6 Practice Test

1. Chapter 6 Practice Test United States History Mastery Test A

2. Part A: Read each sentence. Write T if the statement is true and F if it is false. • John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin were delegates at the Second Continental Congress. • George Washington was made commander in chief of the post office. • Everyone in Boston pledged their loyalty to the king and accepted General Gage’s offer of a pardon. • TRUE • FALSE • FALSE

3. Part a: continued • Their defeat at Saratoga made the British wonder what they could do to make peace with the colonists. • After the American victory in Saratoga, the French decided to help the British. • George Rogers Clark and his troops captured British forts and helped Americans control the East. • TRUE • FALSE • FALSE

4. Part a: continued • The British defeated the Americans at Yorktown, Virginia, in October 1781. • Cornwallis’s defeat marked the end of the Revolutionary War. • The British recognized America’s independence when they signed the Treaty of Paris. • FALSE • TRUE • TRUE

5. Part b: write the word or phrase in each blank that best completes each sentence. • Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys seized Fort Ticonderoga and Fort Crown Point because the forts contained a large amount of military _____. • General Howe and the British army left _____ to the Americans after the Americans seized Dorchester Heights. • Supplies • Boston

6. Part B: continued • The Declaration of _____ was written to announce that the colonies were free and separate from Great Britain. • The Americans met and defeated General Burgoyne’s army at _____. • Henry Clinton evacuated British troops from Philadelphia because _____ was sending ships to aid the Americans. • Independence • Saratoga • France

7. Part B: continued • George Washington and his troops retreated to _____ after defeats at Brandywine and Germantown. • The British persuaded American Indians to attack American settlements on the _____ frontier. • Americans won the Revolutionary War with help from the _____ fleet. • Valley Forge • Western • French

8. Part c: read each strength and weakness. Decide which side each describes. Write b for British and a for american STRENGTHS • Were fighting on their own soil • Were used to frontier life and using firearms • Could pay other countries to fight for them • Had well-trained soldiers, expert leaders, and the finest equipment • Had military experience from the French and Indian War • American • American • British • British • American

9. Part c: continued WEAKNESSES • Were not used to frontier style of warfare • Had little money and depended on other countries for supplies • Were fighting with France, Spain, and the Netherlands at the same time • Had a weak navy • Had to fight far from home • British • American • British • American • British

10. Part d: write a short answer for each item on the blank lines. • What were three actions that the Second Continental Congress took in May 1775? • The Congress moved to organize and army. • It sent out a plea to the colonies for troops and money to pay for a war. • The Congress set up a post office. • It named Benjamin Franklin as postmaster. • Congress sent agents to other countries to ask for help.