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AMH-2010 US History To 1877: Chap 7

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What was the initial goal of the Second Continental Congress?
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To raise and supply an army
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In his radical pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine encouraged Americans to
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declare independence from Great Britain.
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What was the content of the first article of the Treaty of Paris?
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The king recognized the independence of the United States.
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How did the British army treat prisoners of war?
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It treated them worse than criminals.
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How did American Indians respond to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War?
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They hoped at first to stay neutral before being forced to choose sides.
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Who led a group of Kentucky militiamen dressed as Indians in an attack at Kaskaskia?
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George Rogers Clark
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What obstacle did the British army face in the Revolutionary War?
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It was difficult to supply their army with food and supplies.
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The delegates to the Second Continental Congress chose George Washington as commander in chief because
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they wanted to show England that there was commitment to war outside New England.
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The Continental army enjoyed its first victory over the British on Christmas night in 1776, when the Americans
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surprised the Hessians in New Jersey.
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As the currency depreciated, the Continental Congress paid soldiers by
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issuing land-grant certificates.
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The British goal in fighting the war in America was to
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regain colonial allegiance.
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Why did Indian tribes ally with the Americans as the war wore on?
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They realized the likelihood of American victory.