US HISTORY 1750-1781

Did manifest destiny help the United States?

English observers considered the Irish people and the Native Americans similar in their dress, behavior habits and "Savage" tactics of war. True or False?

Bunker Hill and Guilford Courthouse can be considered technical British victories despite the British suffering greater casualties than Americans in both these battles.

News of the battle of Trenton convinced the French to join in alliance with the Americans against the British.

Guilford Courthouse, Yorktown and Camden were all battles that took place in the South.

Trenton, Brandywine, and Saratoga all took place in New England.

During the war American trade with other countries increased.

Many women had to become expert in traditionally masculine activities such as running businesses or farms during the war.

The Continental Congress ordered that all Loyalist lands be taken away from them during the war.

At some point during the war, the British occupied all the major colonial cities: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Charleston and Savannah.

The value of the Continental dollar increased during the war.

The British tried to win the support of blacks during the war by promising freedom to all slaves who would take up arms for the British.

Few blacks fought on the American side throughout the Revolution because the Continental Army barred blacks from serving.

Most of the Iroquois Indians sided with the British during the war.

Women served with the armies in jobs such as cooks, nurses, laundresses and guides.

The Treaty of Paris was negotiated by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Hancock.

According to the Treaty of Paris, the western boundary of the United States would be the Appalachian Mountains.

According to the Treaty of Paris, Florida was now part of the United States.

About 100,000 Loyalists left America and fled to Canada or England during the war.