Question 1

What was the colonists' biggest disadvantage in fighting the British?

Accepted Answer

A) A lack of foreign assistance. 
B) A lack of resources. 
C) Too much territory to control. 
D) Little domestic support for the war. 
A) A lack of foreign assistance. 
B) A lack of resources. 
C) Too much territory to control. 
D) Little domestic support for the war.

Question 2

The fighting in the South during the years 1779-1781

Accepted Answer

A) was largely indecisive. 
B) involved slave troops on both sides. 
C) resembled a civil war between Loyalists and Patriots. 
D) followed the conventional rules of war. 
A) was largely indecisive. 
B) involved slave troops on both sides. 
C) resembled a civil war between Loyalists and Patriots. 
D) followed the conventional rules of war.

Question 3

How accurate is the view that Americans could not have won the Revolutionary War without foreign assistance?

Accepted Answer

Americans received support from a number

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following terms: 
Friedrich von Steuben

Accepted Answer

Friedrich von Steuben, also known as Bar

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following terms: 
Thayendanegea

Accepted Answer

Thayendanegea, also known as Joseph Bran

Question 6

After the revolution, how many American loyalist men, women, and children were forced from their homes to new settle in new lands?

Accepted Answer

A) 500 
B) 15,000 
C) 100,000 
D) 500,000 
A) 500 
B) 15,000 
C) 100,000 
D) 500,000

Question 7

The ideal of republican womanhood was:

Accepted Answer

A) a way for women to take on occupations normally held by men 
B) for wives and mothers to make cloth, candles and other household needs 
C) allowing women to vote and hold political office 
D) to educate the next generation in patriotic and republican ideals of the revolution 
A) a way for women to take on occupations normally held by men 
B) for wives and mothers to make cloth, candles and other household needs 
C) allowing women to vote and hold political office 
D) to educate the next generation in patriotic and republican ideals of the revolution

Question 8

From which occupation(s)did the enlisted men that survived the winter at Valley Forge come from?

Accepted Answer

A) They were all landlords. 
B) Many were independent artisans. 
C) They were mostly laborers, servants, apprentices, and former slaves. 
D) Many were former impressed sailors in the British Navy. 
A) They were all landlords. 
B) Many were independent artisans. 
C) They were mostly laborers, servants, apprentices, and former slaves. 
D) Many were former impressed sailors in the British Navy.

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following terms: 
Benedict Arnold

Accepted Answer

Benedict Arnold (January 14, 1741 [O.S.

Question 10

In handling religion after the Revolution, state governments wrestled with the issue of

Accepted Answer

A) freedom of conscience. 
B) granting religious liberty to slaves. 
C) separation of church and state. 
D) how to fund churches. 
A) freedom of conscience. 
B) granting religious liberty to slaves. 
C) separation of church and state. 
D) how to fund churches.

Question 11

What prompted the French government to officially support the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga 
B) Benjamin Franklin's diplomatic skills 
C) a secret payment from the Continental Congress 
D) American military threat 
A) Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga 
B) Benjamin Franklin's diplomatic skills 
C) a secret payment from the Continental Congress 
D) American military threat

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following terms: 
Nathanael Greene

Accepted Answer

Nathanael Greene was a major general in

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following terms: 
Treaty of Paris, 1783

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Paris, signed in 1783, was

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following terms: 
Battle of Saratoga

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Saratoga refers to a serie

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following terms: 
Battle of Bunker Hill

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Bunker Hill was a signific

Question 16

John Burgoyne's advance through New York was slowed by

Accepted Answer

A) his refusal to move without confirmation that Howe's troops were moving toward him. 
B) numerous baggage wagons, artillery carriages, and his mistress with their possessions. 
C) St. Leger's failure to clear the route in front of him. 
D) fierce resistance from colonial troops at Fort Ticonderoga. 
A) his refusal to move without confirmation that Howe's troops were moving toward him. 
B) numerous baggage wagons, artillery carriages, and his mistress with their possessions. 
C) St. Leger's failure to clear the route in front of him. 
D) fierce resistance from colonial troops at Fort Ticonderoga.

Question 17

All of the following is true about the cash-strapped Continental Congress, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Since the government could no longer pay its soldiers enlistments plummeted. 
B) Both state militias and the Continental Army resorted to impressments − forced military service. 
C) French financial support prevented the complete bankruptcy of the Continental Congress. 
D) The value of the "continental" dropped steadily with each passing day. 
A) Since the government could no longer pay its soldiers enlistments plummeted. 
B) Both state militias and the Continental Army resorted to impressments − forced military service. 
C) French financial support prevented the complete bankruptcy of the Continental Congress. 
D) The value of the "continental" dropped steadily with each passing day.

Question 18

What was the purpose of Benedict Arnold's and Ethan Allen's capture of Fort Ticonderoga?

Accepted Answer

A) To capture artillery for use around Boston. 
B) To cut the British in Boston off from resupply. 
C) To open an invasion route into Canada. 
D) To drive away Indian tribes that were loyal to Britain. 
A) To capture artillery for use around Boston. 
B) To cut the British in Boston off from resupply. 
C) To open an invasion route into Canada. 
D) To drive away Indian tribes that were loyal to Britain.

Question 19

The Battle of Saratoga (1777)

Accepted Answer

A) encouraged Americans to give up. 
B) demonstrated that local militia units were useless. 
C) persuaded the French to help the new American government. 
D) proved that the British were capable of defeating an American army anywhere, any time. 
A) encouraged Americans to give up. 
B) demonstrated that local militia units were useless. 
C) persuaded the French to help the new American government. 
D) proved that the British were capable of defeating an American army anywhere, any time.

Question 20

What impact did the Revolutionary War have on non-elite white males?

Accepted Answer

Students should recognize that the resul

Exam 6: Re-Creating America: Independence and a New Nation

What was the colonists' biggest disadvantage in fighting the British?

The fighting in the South during the years 1779-1781

How accurate is the view that Americans could not have won the Revolutionary War without foreign assistance?

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Friedrich von Steuben

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Thayendanegea

After the revolution, how many American loyalist men, women, and children were forced from their homes to new settle in new lands?

The ideal of republican womanhood was:

From which occupation(s)did the enlisted men that survived the winter at Valley Forge come from?

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Benedict Arnold

In handling religion after the Revolution, state governments wrestled with the issue of

What prompted the French government to officially support the American Revolution?

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Nathanael Greene

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Treaty of Paris, 1783

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Battle of Saratoga

Instructions: Identify the following terms: Battle of Bunker Hill

John Burgoyne's advance through New York was slowed by

All of the following is true about the cash-strapped Continental Congress, EXCEPT:

What was the purpose of Benedict Arnold's and Ethan Allen's capture of Fort Ticonderoga?

The Battle of Saratoga (1777)

What impact did the Revolutionary War have on non-elite white males?

Making a New World, to 1588

A Continent on the Move, 1400-1725

Founding the English Mainland Colonies, 1585-1732

The English Colonies in the Eighteenth Century, 1689-1763

Deciding Where Loyalties Lie, 1763-1776

Competing Visions of the Virtuous Republic, 1770-1796

The Early Republic, 1796-1804

Increasing Conflict and War, 1805-1815

The Rise of a New Nation, 1815-1836

Modernization and Expansion, 1828-1848

Responses to Expansion and Change, 1828-1848

Sectional Conflict and Shattered Union, 1840-1860

A Violent Choice: Civil War, 1861-1865

Reconstruction: High Hopes and Shattered Dreams, 1865

The Nation Industrializes, 1865-1900

Life in the Gilded Age, 1865-1900

Politics and Foreign Relations in a Rapidly Changing Nation, 1865-1902

The Progressive Era, 1900-1917

The United States in a World at War, 1913-1920

Prosperity Decade, 1920-1928

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

Americaïs Rise to World Leadership, 1929-1945

Truman and Cold War America, 1945-1952

Quest for Consensus, 1952-1960

Great Promises, Bitter Disappointments, 1960-1968

America Under Stress, 1967-1976

New Economic and Political Alignments, 1976-1992

Entering a New Century, 1992-2013

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