Revolutionary War

Choose the correct answer for each question.

1 American Tories (Loyalists) believed that separation from Britain was an illegal act that would ignite an unnecessary war only independence could preserve the colonists' constitutional rights the king, not Parliament, was responsible for the problems facing the colonists Sam Adams was acting in the best interests of the colonists with his actions and words Thomas Paine's tract "Common Sense" was a fair and balanced statement of the situation existing between England and the colonies 2 The American army in the early years of the War for Independence can be characterized as a well-trained army with a strong tradition of bravery under fire ill fed, ill clothed, and ill trained buoyed by a string of exhilirating victories floundering because of a lack of any effective or respected leaders motivated by greed and hatred of all things British 3 During the first two years of the war, American were victorious at all of the following battles except the battle of Trenton Saratoga Long Island Princeton Ft. Ticonderoga 4 Which of the following was an ally of the British during the American War for Independence? France Netherlands (Holland) Spain none of the above nations all of the above nations 5 Britain met its manpower needs during the Revolution by raising the recruiting bonus lowering physical requirements hiring foreign troops encouraging slaves to desert their masters and join the British all of the above