Question 1

One effect the Declaration of Independence had was individual colonies were motivated to reconstitute themselves as "states."

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The Revolutionary War increased already deep internal divisions among Native American tribes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The Articles of Confederation were adopted when states gave up their

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A) power to regulate trade. 
B) power to make war. 
C) claims to western lands. 
D) right to levy their own taxes. 
E) plans for emancipation. 
A) power to regulate trade. 
B) power to make war. 
C) claims to western lands. 
D) right to levy their own taxes. 
E) plans for emancipation. C

Question 4

In regards to the status of women, the effect of the American Revolution

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A) was minimal and short-term. 
B) was to dismantle the patriarchal legal system. 
C) was to end the traditional cultural concepts of the female role in society. 
D) generally weakened the position of women in society. 
E) led some women to question their position in society. 
A) was minimal and short-term. 
B) was to dismantle the patriarchal legal system. 
C) was to end the traditional cultural concepts of the female role in society. 
D) generally weakened the position of women in society. 
E) led some women to question their position in society.

Question 5

In the early 1790s, the efforts of Little Turtle represented an attempt by Indians to

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A) accommodate white settlers. 
B) maintain their lands given through treaties. 
C) resist white expansion by military force. 
D) negotiate the sale of Indian lands. 
E) encourage England to mediate a settlement between Indians and the new nation. 
A) accommodate white settlers. 
B) maintain their lands given through treaties. 
C) resist white expansion by military force. 
D) negotiate the sale of Indian lands. 
E) encourage England to mediate a settlement between Indians and the new nation.

Question 6

The Americans violated their alliance with France by negotiating a peace with Great Britain without informing the French.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

As commander of the Continental Army, George Washington

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A) had no shortage of Americans willing to volunteer to fight the British. 
B) had no previous actual military experience. 
C) was an early critic of independence. 
D) saw Congress leave all important military decisions up to his judgment. 
E) was admired, respected, and trusted by nearly all Patriots. 
A) had no shortage of Americans willing to volunteer to fight the British. 
B) had no previous actual military experience. 
C) was an early critic of independence. 
D) saw Congress leave all important military decisions up to his judgment. 
E) was admired, respected, and trusted by nearly all Patriots.

Question 8

The precise rectangular grid pattern imposed on the Northwest Territory became the national model for all subsequent federal land policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

During the American Revolution, Loyalists

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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. 
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.

Question 10

For some African Americans, the Revolution meant an increased exposure to the concept of liberty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty of 1786

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A) was written by James Madison. 
B) called for a complete separation of church and state. 
C) gave all religious denominations special privileges within the state. 
D) only applied to Christian denominations. 
E) All the answers are correct. 
A) was written by James Madison. 
B) called for a complete separation of church and state. 
C) gave all religious denominations special privileges within the state. 
D) only applied to Christian denominations. 
E) All the answers are correct.

Question 12

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

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

Question 13

Following the American Revolution, the first state to make slavery illegal was

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A) New York. 
B) New Hampshire. 
C) South Carolina. 
D) Rhode Island. 
E) Pennsylvania. 
A) New York. 
B) New Hampshire. 
C) South Carolina. 
D) Rhode Island. 
E) Pennsylvania.

Question 14

The author of Common Sense

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 15

Violence between Indians and whites on the Northwest frontier largely subsided following the establishment of the Constitution of 1787.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What impact did the American Revolution have on the rights and status of women?

Accepted Answer

The American Revolution had a complex im

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Few Loyalists were so disaffected as to leave the United States as a result of their opposition to the Revolutionary War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following took place during the first phase (1775-76) of the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 20

In 1775, as conflicts with England intensified, American colonists

Accepted Answer

A) made extensive efforts to prepare themselves for war. 
B) were deeply divided about what they were fighting for. 
C) believed England was not willing to engage in military operations against them. 
D) saw their larger population as a key advantage over England. 
E) considered arming slaves to help build up the colonial army. 
A) made extensive efforts to prepare themselves for war. 
B) were deeply divided about what they were fighting for. 
C) believed England was not willing to engage in military operations against them. 
D) saw their larger population as a key advantage over England. 
E) considered arming slaves to help build up the colonial army.

One effect the Declaration of Independence had was individual colonies were motivated to reconstitute themselves as "states."

The Revolutionary War increased already deep internal divisions among Native American tribes.

The Articles of Confederation were adopted when states gave up their

In regards to the status of women, the effect of the American Revolution

In the early 1790s, the efforts of Little Turtle represented an attempt by Indians to

The Americans violated their alliance with France by negotiating a peace with Great Britain without informing the French.

As commander of the Continental Army, George Washington

The precise rectangular grid pattern imposed on the Northwest Territory became the national model for all subsequent federal land policies.

During the American Revolution, Loyalists

For some African Americans, the Revolution meant an increased exposure to the concept of liberty.

The Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty of 1786

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

Following the American Revolution, the first state to make slavery illegal was

The author of Common Sense

Violence between Indians and whites on the Northwest frontier largely subsided following the establishment of the Constitution of 1787.

What impact did the American Revolution have on the rights and status of women?

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

Few Loyalists were so disaffected as to leave the United States as a result of their opposition to the Revolutionary War.

Which of the following took place during the first phase (1775-76) of the Revolutionary War?

In 1775, as conflicts with England intensified, American colonists

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The Empire in Transition

The Constitution and the New Republic

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Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

Americas Economic Revolution

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Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

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Exam 5: The American Revolution

One effect the Declaration of Independence had was individual colonies were motivated to reconstitute themselves as "states."

The Revolutionary War increased already deep internal divisions among Native American tribes.

The Articles of Confederation were adopted when states gave up their

In regards to the status of women, the effect of the American Revolution

In the early 1790s, the efforts of Little Turtle represented an attempt by Indians to

The Americans violated their alliance with France by negotiating a peace with Great Britain without informing the French.

As commander of the Continental Army, George Washington

The precise rectangular grid pattern imposed on the Northwest Territory became the national model for all subsequent federal land policies.

During the American Revolution, Loyalists

For some African Americans, the Revolution meant an increased exposure to the concept of liberty.

The Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty of 1786

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

Following the American Revolution, the first state to make slavery illegal was

The author of Common Sense

Violence between Indians and whites on the Northwest frontier largely subsided following the establishment of the Constitution of 1787.

What impact did the American Revolution have on the rights and status of women?

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

Few Loyalists were so disaffected as to leave the United States as a result of their opposition to the Revolutionary War.

Which of the following took place during the first phase (1775-76) of the Revolutionary War?

In 1775, as conflicts with England intensified, American colonists

The Meeting of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderland

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian ERA

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

Americas Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

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