Straighterline US History 1 Chapter 5 Study Exam Questions with complete solutions

After Lexington and Concord, the British retreated to _________. - ANSWER-Boston _________ Proclamation freed any slaves of known rebels. - ANSWER-Dunmore's Common Sense, penned by _________, helped sway moderate colonists to the Revolutionary cause. - ANSWER-Thomas Paine A proposal for a Declaration of Independence was actually requested by _________, in June of 1776. - ANSWER-Richard Henry Lee Among other things, Thomas Jefferson drew upon _________ to draft his Declaration. - ANSWER-Enlightenment Social Contract Theory The famous battle of Bunker Hill (which actually took place on Breed's Hill) resulted in - ANSWER-a British victory with high loss of men all declared war on England, which turned the Revolution into a global conflict and taxed British resources. - ANSWER-France, Spain, and the Netherlands Costly Boston victory for the British. - ANSWER-Bunker Hill Good navy and army, but fighting on hostile ground. - ANSWER-British forces Were defeated by Washington's forces at Trenton. - ANSWER-Hessians Placed his forces at Yorktown, but eventually had to surrender. - ANSWER-General Cornwallis