Question 1

Why did Jefferson's Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom meet with protracted opposition in Virginia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many planters in Virginia viewed Anglicanism as necessary to the maintenance of their political power. 
B)  Many of the people of Virginia distrusted Quakers. 
C)  The anti-Loyalist backlash was strong in Virginia. 
D)  Freedom of religion was covered well enough in the state constitution. 
A)  Many planters in Virginia viewed Anglicanism as necessary to the maintenance of their political power. 
B)  Many of the people of Virginia distrusted Quakers. 
C)  The anti-Loyalist backlash was strong in Virginia. 
D)  Freedom of religion was covered well enough in the state constitution. A

Question 2

The government of the Articles of Confederation would be best described as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  strong and centralized 
B)  having specific but sharply circumscribed powers 
C)  powerless and ineffective 
D)  corrupt and disreputable 
A)  strong and centralized 
B)  having specific but sharply circumscribed powers 
C)  powerless and ineffective 
D)  corrupt and disreputable B

Question 3

Why was the Land Ordinance of 1785 necessary?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government needed to maintain political and economic control of the West. 
B)  Indian treaties needed to be updated due to the departure of the British. 
C)  French claims on the Ohio Valley were imminent. 
D)  Britain was attempting to maintain control after the war, so they kept their forts operational. 
A)  The government needed to maintain political and economic control of the West. 
B)  Indian treaties needed to be updated due to the departure of the British. 
C)  French claims on the Ohio Valley were imminent. 
D)  Britain was attempting to maintain control after the war, so they kept their forts operational. A

Question 4

Washington may have saved republican government in America in 1783 when he __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  refused to back Continental officers' demands at Newburgh 
B)  persuaded Maryland to ratify the Articles of Confederation 
C)  negotiated the peace treaty with Britain 
D)  put down a slave uprising 
A)  refused to back Continental officers' demands at Newburgh 
B)  persuaded Maryland to ratify the Articles of Confederation 
C)  negotiated the peace treaty with Britain 
D)  put down a slave uprising

Question 5

The first state to abolish slavery was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Vermont 
B)  Rhode Island 
C)  Delaware 
D)  Pennsylvania 
A)  Vermont 
B)  Rhode Island 
C)  Delaware 
D)  Pennsylvania

Question 6

What did conservatives see as the greatest danger to the new Republic?

Accepted Answer

A)  resurgent royalism 
B)  majority tyranny 
C)  abolitionists 
D)  women 
A)  resurgent royalism 
B)  majority tyranny 
C)  abolitionists 
D)  women

Question 7

What situation eventually led to the state of Maryland's adoption of the Articles of Confederation after holding up ratification for three years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Religious toleration was granted to its Catholic constituents. 
B)  Virginia agreed to give up claims to western lands. 
C)  Slavery was abolished in the western territories. 
D)  It was given the right to impose its own tariff duties. 
A)  Religious toleration was granted to its Catholic constituents. 
B)  Virginia agreed to give up claims to western lands. 
C)  Slavery was abolished in the western territories. 
D)  It was given the right to impose its own tariff duties.

Question 8

At the end of 1777, what was the result of two years of fighting?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Patriot cause was near collapse. 
B)  The British strategy for suppressing the Revolution had been a failure. 
C)  France and Spain joined the war on Britain's side. 
D)  Both sides were so exhausted that no more fighting was possible. 
A)  The Patriot cause was near collapse. 
B)  The British strategy for suppressing the Revolution had been a failure. 
C)  France and Spain joined the war on Britain's side. 
D)  Both sides were so exhausted that no more fighting was possible.

Question 9

Conservative Americans backed the requirement of a balanced government because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  they did not trust the "unthinking many" 
B)  this mirrored the government of most European nations 
C)  the judicial branch would have ultimate authority 
D)  they feared a return to monarchy 
A)  they did not trust the "unthinking many" 
B)  this mirrored the government of most European nations 
C)  the judicial branch would have ultimate authority 
D)  they feared a return to monarchy

Question 10

Which of these was an important goal of the American negotiators at the peace talks that brought the Revolutionary War to a formal close?

Accepted Answer

A)  to get control of sugar plantations in the Caribbean 
B)  to gain as much territory for the new nation as possible 
C)  to ensure that Americans citizens would have the right to dual American-British citizenship 
D)  to get the British to agree to a defensive alliance against France 
A)  to get control of sugar plantations in the Caribbean 
B)  to gain as much territory for the new nation as possible 
C)  to ensure that Americans citizens would have the right to dual American-British citizenship 
D)  to get the British to agree to a defensive alliance against France

Question 11

The British campaign in the South began with General Clinton's conquest of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  South Carolina 
B)  Georgia 
C)  New Orleans 
D)  North Carolina 
A)  South Carolina 
B)  Georgia 
C)  New Orleans 
D)  North Carolina

Question 12

Although democratic Revolutionary ideology did not result in all rights being extended beyond white property-owning males, the spirit of reform did cause some favorable changes for women in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  divorce and property laws 
B)  employment practices 
C)  the gendered division of domestic labor 
D)  reproductive rights 
A)  divorce and property laws 
B)  employment practices 
C)  the gendered division of domestic labor 
D)  reproductive rights

Question 13

American migration westward following the Revolution was complicated by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain's refusal to accept the terms of the Treaty of Paris 
B)  the return of the Ohio Valley to French control 
C)  Britain's refusal to allow American use of the port of New Orleans 
D)  the inability of Congress to enact western land policies 
A)  Spain's refusal to accept the terms of the Treaty of Paris 
B)  the return of the Ohio Valley to French control 
C)  Britain's refusal to allow American use of the port of New Orleans 
D)  the inability of Congress to enact western land policies

Question 14

Under the Articles of Confederation, the president was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  chosen on a rotating basis every year from the most senior members of Congress 
B)  selected every four years from among the state governors 
C)  elected every four years by all adult male citizens 
D)  elected annually by Congress 
A)  chosen on a rotating basis every year from the most senior members of Congress 
B)  selected every four years from among the state governors 
C)  elected every four years by all adult male citizens 
D)  elected annually by Congress

Question 15

British alliances with the Cherokee, among other tribes, led to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  some harsh attacks on American settlements in the South 
B)  further alliances with Iroquois leaders, such as Joseph Brant 
C)  Patriot defeat in Virginia 
D)  pan-Indian rebellion in the West 
A)  some harsh attacks on American settlements in the South 
B)  further alliances with Iroquois leaders, such as Joseph Brant 
C)  Patriot defeat in Virginia 
D)  pan-Indian rebellion in the West

Question 16

Combining a strong religious sense with a concern for the plight of African Americans, Phillis Wheatley is best known for writing __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  poetry 
B)  sermons 
C)  political pamphlets 
D)  newspaper articles 
A)  poetry 
B)  sermons 
C)  political pamphlets 
D)  newspaper articles

Question 17

By 1800, the free African American population had grown from a few thousand in 1750 to about __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  200,000 
B)  1 million 
C)  10,000 
D)  50,000 
A)  200,000 
B)  1 million 
C)  10,000 
D)  50,000

Question 18

Which area of the United States moved most quickly to abolish slavery after the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  New England 
B)  Middle States 
C)  Chesapeake 
D)  Lower South 
A)  New England 
B)  Middle States 
C)  Chesapeake 
D)  Lower South

Question 19

The initial British strategy in the Revolution was to cut off which area from the rest of the colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lower South 
B)  Virginia 
C)  New England 
D)  New York and New Jersey 
A)  Lower South 
B)  Virginia 
C)  New England 
D)  New York and New Jersey

Question 20

Which statement best characterizes the political mobilization that took place in the postwar period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rural and ordinary voices began to be heard. 
B)  The two-party system became dominant. 
C)  The new state legislatures included more elites than previously. 
D)  Slavery ceased to be an issue in politics. 
A)  Rural and ordinary voices began to be heard. 
B)  The two-party system became dominant. 
C)  The new state legislatures included more elites than previously. 
D)  Slavery ceased to be an issue in politics.

Exam 7: The American Revolution

Why did Jefferson's Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom meet with protracted opposition in Virginia?

The government of the Articles of Confederation would be best described as __________.

Why was the Land Ordinance of 1785 necessary?

Washington may have saved republican government in America in 1783 when he __________.

The first state to abolish slavery was __________.

What did conservatives see as the greatest danger to the new Republic?

What situation eventually led to the state of Maryland's adoption of the Articles of Confederation after holding up ratification for three years?

At the end of 1777, what was the result of two years of fighting?

Conservative Americans backed the requirement of a balanced government because __________.

Which of these was an important goal of the American negotiators at the peace talks that brought the Revolutionary War to a formal close?

The British campaign in the South began with General Clinton's conquest of __________.

Although democratic Revolutionary ideology did not result in all rights being extended beyond white property-owning males, the spirit of reform did cause some favorable changes for women in __________.

American migration westward following the Revolution was complicated by __________.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the president was __________.

British alliances with the Cherokee, among other tribes, led to __________.

Combining a strong religious sense with a concern for the plight of African Americans, Phillis Wheatley is best known for writing __________.

By 1800, the free African American population had grown from a few thousand in 1750 to about __________.

Which area of the United States moved most quickly to abolish slavery after the Revolution?

The initial British strategy in the Revolution was to cut off which area from the rest of the colonies?

Which statement best characterizes the political mobilization that took place in the postwar period?

A Continent of Villages

When Worlds Collide

Planting Colonies in North America

Slavery and Empire

The Cultures of Colonial North America

From Empire to Independence

The New Nation

An Empire for Liberty

The South and Slavery

The Growth of Democracy

Industry and the North

Immigration

The Territorial Expansion of the United States

The Coming Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction

The Trans-Mississippi West

Production and Consumption in the Gilded Age

Democracy and Empire

Urban America and the Progressive Era

The United States in the Era of the Great War

The Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War Ii

The Cold War Begins

America at Mid-Century

The Civil Rights Movement

War Abroad

The Conservative Ascendancy

Inequality in the Global Age

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