Question 1

During the second phase (1776-78)  of the American Revolution, British military efforts were hampered by

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A)  a series of tactical blunders and misfortunes.
B)  a severe shortage of new soldiers coming from England.
C)  an American blockade of British ships.
D)  the American capture of the commanding British general.
E)  American alliances with Native American tribes in the region.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 2

The British commander forced to surrender at Yorktown was _______________________.

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Question 3

Both Congress, under the Articles of Confederation, and the various state legislatures had the power to tax individual Americans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Why was pressure building for a new constitution during the second half of the 1780s?

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During the second half of the 1780s, pre...

Question 5

As leaders of a tax rebellion the 1780s, Daniel Shays and his supporters demanded

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A)  the nation's capital be moved to New England.
B)  an end to paper currency.
C)  a moratorium on debt collection.
D)  renewed trade agreements with England.
E)  the right to vote for all white men, regardless of property holdings.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 6

The British military campaigns of 1777 saw

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A)  General William Howe stay in camp when he was supposed to have moved south.
B)  General John Burgoyne suffer a major defeat at Saratoga.
C)  a major American victory at Philadelphia.
D)  the British surround and lay siege to George Washington's army at Valley Forge.
E)  the British retake Boston and set it afire.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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A)  created a single territory out of the lands north of Ohio.
B)  guaranteed freedom of religion throughout the affected areas.
C)  prohibited slavery within the affected areas.
D)  abandoned the system created in the 1784 Ordinance.
E)  All the answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Women, sometimes by choice, but more often by necessity, flocked to the camps of the Patriot armies during the Revolutionary War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Thomas Jefferson had deep moral misgivings about slavery, but he could not envision any alternative to it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In 1780, Massachusetts began a trend by expanding the power of the state's governor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

During the Revolutionary War, John Adams was asked by _______________ to "remember the ladies."

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The answer of During the Revolutionary War, John Adams was...

Question 12

For most Revolutionary American political thinkers, the concept of equality meant

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A)  there should be equality of opportunity.
B)  there should be equality of rights regardless of race, sex, or property.
C)  there should be equality of condition.
D)  there should be equality of opportunity and of condition.
E)  there should be equality of rights and of condition.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

During the 1780s James Madison and Alexander Hamilton favored a "continental ___________."

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Question 14

As the fighting in the final phase (1778-81)  of the American Revolution carried into communities previously isolated from the war,

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A)  local criticism of Patriots increased.
B)  American armies engaged in more large, open-field battles.
C)  support for independence greatly increased.
D)  large segments of the American population became war refugees.
E)  more Loyalists began actively helping the British.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

To Tom Paine it made "common sense" to break from Parliament, but not from the king.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

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The Articles of Confederation, which ser...

Question 17

Compare the leading personalities on both sides in an explanation as to why the upstart United States was able to defeat England.

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The leading personalities on the America...

Question 18

For the first time, the new federal government recognized the sovereignty of Indian nations in the Treaty of _________________.

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Question 19

Published in January 1776, Common Sense was written by

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A)  Thomas Jefferson.
B)  Tom Paine.
C)  James Madison.
D)  Ben Franklin.
E)  James Otis.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 20

One effect of Shays's Rebellion was it

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A)  temporarily brought a halt to the new American government.
B)  led the federal government to adopt the gold standard.
C)  led to the downfall of the state government in Massachusetts.
D)  contributed to the growing belief the national government needed reform.
E)  encouraged Massachusetts to adopt gradual emancipation.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Exam 5: The American Revolution

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To Tom Paine it made "common sense" to break from Parliament, but not from the king.

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During the Revolutionary War, John Adams was asked by _______________ to "remember the ladies."

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Both Congress, under the Articles of Confederation, and the various state legislatures had the power to tax individual Americans.

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As the fighting in the final phase (1778-81) of the American Revolution carried into communities previously isolated from the war,

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During the 1780s James Madison and Alexander Hamilton favored a "continental ___________."

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For the first time, the new federal government recognized the sovereignty of Indian nations in the Treaty of _________________.

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Why was pressure building for a new constitution during the second half of the 1780s?

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Women, sometimes by choice, but more often by necessity, flocked to the camps of the Patriot armies during the Revolutionary War.

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In 1780, Massachusetts began a trend by expanding the power of the state's governor.

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The British commander forced to surrender at Yorktown was _______________________.

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Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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