BPME (Enlisted) BLOCK 2 NAVY HISTORY AND HERITAGE- DEFENDING THE NEW NATION (SOLVED)

Basic Professional Military Education (Enlisted) - Block 2 - Navy History and Heritage - Defending the New Nation 1 1. American seaborne forces during the revolution consisted of armed ships from_____________. a) The Continental Army, State Navies, privateers, and the continental navy. 2. Which of the following was not an innovation in naval warfare introduced by the U.S between 1775 and 1815? a) Steel hulled ships. 3. Which of the following was not a characteristic of the U.S. Navy’s “Super Frigates”? a) Unknown 4. During the war for independence, which countries came to the assistance of America with their navies? a) France, Spain, and the Netherlands 5. __________transformed a defense of American commerce into an aggressive blockade and bombardment in the war with Tripoli. He trained and led young officers who lead the Navy in the war of 1812. a) Edward Preble 6. What were two of the greatest contributions Thomas Truxton made to the Navy? a) Produced the most notable victories during the Quasi-War with France and promoted professional standards and training. 7. Who designed the Turtle, Americas first submarine? a) David Bushnell 8. __________commanded the daring raid that burned the captured frigate Philadelphia in Tripoli Harbor and later led gunboat boarding actions against the Barbary corsairs. a) Stephen Decater 9. During the engagement between the Continental Navy ship the Bonham Richard and the HMS Serapiss____________ showed his indomitable will against seemly hopeless odds he announced “I have yet not begun to fight” and went on to capture hi adversary even as his own ship was sinking.2 a) John Paul Jones 10. How did the frigate Philadelphia complicate the Navy’s task in the war with Tripoli? a) The crew was captured after the frigate ran aground in Tripoli harbor and the pasha of Tripoli demanded ransom for its 300 sailors taken as prisoners of war. 11. What major events led to the establishment of the Navy and the Department of the Navy? a) Barbary corsair attacks on American merchant ships and French seizures of American merchant ships. 12. How did the defeat of Napoleon change the strategic balance of America in 1814? a) Enabled the British to go on the offensive and invade the United States Sailing in Distant Waters Test # 2 1. What was the task of the Navy’s “Mosquito fleet” during the second Seminole war? a) En...

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