Question 1
The local militias that fought in the Revolutionary War:
A) provided the military expertise that ultimately defeated the British.
B) were well-trained fighting forces.
C) exhibited surprising military discipline.
D) suffered appalling rates of desertion.
Question 2
Which of the following best describes the Continental Army encamped at Valley Forge?
A) Many were drawn from the ranks of the poor and disadvantaged.
B) No women were present with the army.
C) Most did not understand or believe in their cause.
D) Most of its soldiers were well-trained professionals.
Question 3
The American Revolution became a military conflict with fighting in April 1775 in:
A) Virginia.
B) the Ohio River Valley area.
C) Massachusetts.
D) Canada.
Question 4
The Declaration of Independence was issued by the:
A) First Continental Congress.
B) Second Continental Congress.
C) Albany Congress.
D) Stamp Act Congress.
Question 5
After the Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued, white-Indian relations on the frontier would best be described as:
A) peaceful and cooperative.
B) violent and contentious.
C) peaceful except when Indians attacked whites without provocation.
D) controlled by the British with no colonial interference.