American Yawp Chapter 5 Test| Questions with
Correct Answers
Battle of Lexington and Concord - ✅British regiments set out to take away the local militias'
arms and powder stores in Lexington and Concord. The town militia met them at the
Lexington Green, and Britain told them to disperse. Someone fired, and this battle went all the
way to Concord. The British were trapped.
"Shot heard 'round the world'" - ✅"Shot heard 'round the world.'"
Thomas Jefferson - ✅A delegate of the Continental Congress from Virginia, considered
a radical.
Olive Branch petition - ✅The moderates created this, stating that the colonies
wanted harmony with Britain.
Thomas Paine - ✅Wrote pamphlet, Common Sense, which denounced the monarchy
and challenged the logic of the British Empire. This spread quickly, with easy language,
biblical references, and fiery rhetoric.
Lord Dunmore's Proclamation - ✅Martial law saying that all indentured servants and
slaves who joined the British army would be given freedom. This drove many white
Southerners to rebellion.
Richard Henry Lee - ✅He basically said that all connection between Britain and the US
were completely gone.
, Declaration of Independence - ✅Richard Henry Lee's statement was the actual Declaration of
Independence, but Thomas Jefferson wrote a public one, just in case it would be passed,
saying that people got natural rights. It outlined a list of grievances to the British.
Hessians - ✅An expeditionary force on the British side, of tens of thousands of
German mercenaries.
Battle of Trenton - ✅Washington needed something to encourage morale and
reinforce enlistment, so he launched a surprise attack against the Hessians at Trenton,
and it was successful.
Patriot Whigs - ✅Based their imperial vision on trade and manufacturing instead of land
and resources. They said that the colonies should have equal status to Britain. Thought
economic growth would solve the national debt.
James Otis - ✅He wrote that colonists should have the same rights as those in Britain,
and sometimes even more.
Colonial assemblies - ✅After each colony was settled, assemblies were created and acted
like the House of Commons in Britain. They taxed residents, managed the spending of the
colony's revenue, and granted salaries to royal officers. Colonists liked the assemblies and
wanted Britain to recognize them. Britain did not like them.
John Locke - ✅He had a great influence on colonial thinking, saying that people were
influenced by their environments. He also said that the aristocracy were wealthy or successful
because they had greater access to wealth, education, and patronage and not because they
were innately superior. Because of this he pressed the importance of education.
First Great Awakening - ✅A revitalization of religious piety that swept through the
American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s. This, combined with the enlightenment
and deist theory placed a focus on the importance of the individual.
Correct Answers
Battle of Lexington and Concord - ✅British regiments set out to take away the local militias'
arms and powder stores in Lexington and Concord. The town militia met them at the
Lexington Green, and Britain told them to disperse. Someone fired, and this battle went all the
way to Concord. The British were trapped.
"Shot heard 'round the world'" - ✅"Shot heard 'round the world.'"
Thomas Jefferson - ✅A delegate of the Continental Congress from Virginia, considered
a radical.
Olive Branch petition - ✅The moderates created this, stating that the colonies
wanted harmony with Britain.
Thomas Paine - ✅Wrote pamphlet, Common Sense, which denounced the monarchy
and challenged the logic of the British Empire. This spread quickly, with easy language,
biblical references, and fiery rhetoric.
Lord Dunmore's Proclamation - ✅Martial law saying that all indentured servants and
slaves who joined the British army would be given freedom. This drove many white
Southerners to rebellion.
Richard Henry Lee - ✅He basically said that all connection between Britain and the US
were completely gone.
, Declaration of Independence - ✅Richard Henry Lee's statement was the actual Declaration of
Independence, but Thomas Jefferson wrote a public one, just in case it would be passed,
saying that people got natural rights. It outlined a list of grievances to the British.
Hessians - ✅An expeditionary force on the British side, of tens of thousands of
German mercenaries.
Battle of Trenton - ✅Washington needed something to encourage morale and
reinforce enlistment, so he launched a surprise attack against the Hessians at Trenton,
and it was successful.
Patriot Whigs - ✅Based their imperial vision on trade and manufacturing instead of land
and resources. They said that the colonies should have equal status to Britain. Thought
economic growth would solve the national debt.
James Otis - ✅He wrote that colonists should have the same rights as those in Britain,
and sometimes even more.
Colonial assemblies - ✅After each colony was settled, assemblies were created and acted
like the House of Commons in Britain. They taxed residents, managed the spending of the
colony's revenue, and granted salaries to royal officers. Colonists liked the assemblies and
wanted Britain to recognize them. Britain did not like them.
John Locke - ✅He had a great influence on colonial thinking, saying that people were
influenced by their environments. He also said that the aristocracy were wealthy or successful
because they had greater access to wealth, education, and patronage and not because they
were innately superior. Because of this he pressed the importance of education.
First Great Awakening - ✅A revitalization of religious piety that swept through the
American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s. This, combined with the enlightenment
and deist theory placed a focus on the importance of the individual.
