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In composing the Declaration of Independence,Thomas Jefferson borrowed heavily from the political theories of Thomas Hobbes.

A) True
B) False

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The author of Common Sense


A) sought to concentrate colonial anger on unpopular parliamentary measures.
B) was an American who had never been to England.
C) sold very few copies of his pamphlet until after the war was won.
D) was arrested by British officials and charged with treason.
E) considered the English constitution to be the greatest problem facing the colonists.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The American diplomat who negotiated the French Alliance of 1778 was ________.

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In 1776,Abigail Adams was an advocate for


A) full gender equality in the new postwar nation.
B) a woman's right to vote.
C) new protections for women against abusive and tyrannical men.
D) support for impoverished war widows.
E) temperance.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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During the American Revolution,Loyalists


A) were forced to leave the colonies soon after the war began.
B) were nearly all office holders in the English government.
C) were forbidden by the Patriots to move to England until the war had ended.
D) constituted perhaps as many as one-third of the white colonial population.
E) freed their slaves to help augment British forces in the colonies.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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

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


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) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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In early 1778,France


A) withdrew military naval support from the U.S., but continued to provide monetary assistance and supplies.
B) expelled the colonies' diplomats, including Benjamin Franklin, from Paris.
C) agreed to give the Americans money and supplies, but withheld its soldiers.
D) declared war on both England and Spain.
E) recognized the United States as a sovereign nation to help prevent it from abandoning the war effort.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Which of the following statements regarding Benedict Arnold is FALSE?


A) Arnold was an American military hero early in the war.
B) During the war, Arnold grew convinced the American cause was hopeless.
C) Arnold conspired with the British to betray a Patriot stronghold at West Point, New York.
D) Arnold had previously foiled the advance of Barry St. Leger into the Mohawk Valley.
E) Arnold spent the last years of the Revolution as a prisoner of war.

F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

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During the 1780s,most state governments


A) moved to limit popular power.
B) were notable for their stability.
C) found it difficult to revise their constitutions.
D) remained strongly elitist.
E) eliminated property requirements for voters.

F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

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The Articles of Confederation could not be amended until all thirteen state legislatures approved.

A) True
B) False

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For most Revolutionary American political thinkers,the concept of equality meant that there should be equality of


A) opportunity.
B) rights, regardless of race, sex, or property.
C) condition.
D) opportunity and of condition.
E) rights and of condition.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

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During the American Revolution,enslaved African Americans in the colonies


A) joined the British army in large numbers to fight against their American masters.
B) were assisted by the British to escape, as a way to disrupt the American war effort.
C) were offered their freedom by Americans if they fought against the British.
D) tried to help Loyalists escape to Canada in exchange for their freedom.
E) were not significantly affected by the conflict.

F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

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Which statement about slavery in America in the 1780s is true?


A) In no state was it illegal.
B) Many southern states prohibited the importation of slaves from abroad.
C) Virginia passed a law forbidding the manumission of slaves.
D) The strongest forces against slavery were found in the western colonies.
E) Most whites believed blacks should be integrated into American society as equals.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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What was the legacy of the American Revolution for Native Americans?

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The Northwest Ordinance guaranteed freedom of religion and banned slavery.

A) True
B) False

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Under the Articles of Confederation,the national government had the power to


A) regulate trade.
B) draft troops.
C) borrow and issue money.
D) levy direct taxes on the people.
E) override state laws.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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How did the American ideology of republicanism affect the formation of state governments during and following the Revolutionary War?

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Which of the following took place during the first phase (1775-1776) of the Revolutionary War?


A) British troops evacuated Boston.
B) American troops captured Quebec.
C) The British won a significant victory in North Carolina.
D) American troops took Nova Scotia.
E) British troops under William Howe captured Philadelphia.

F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

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Thomas Jefferson referred to Native Americans as "________."

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