Question 1

The ordinances of 1784 and 1785 were more favorable to settlers than to land speculators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

One effect of Shays's Rebellion was that it

Accepted Answer

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. 
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. D

Question 3

The Confederation's most important accomplishment was its resolution of controversies over access to the Mississippi River.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the structure of government as defined by the Articles of Confederation.

Accepted Answer

The Articles of Confederation, the first

Question 5

The Battle of Saratoga (1777)was both a turning point in the Revolutionary War and a victory for the colonists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

By the end of the Revolutionary War,the position of Native Americans in and near the United States had been strengthened by their support of the Patriot cause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When George Washington took command of the Continental army,he did not have a great deal of public confidence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Declaration of Independence borrowed heavily from previously written colonial documents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When the United States began as a nation,most citizens were independent property holders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each side in fighting the Revolutionary War.

Accepted Answer

Advantages of the American side in the R

Question 12

During the 1780s,James Madison,Alexander Hamilton,and others favored a "continental ________"-a 5 percent duty on imported goods.

Accepted Answer

The answer of During the 1780s,James Madison,Alexander Hamilton,and others favored...

Question 13

Post-Revolution American domestic manufacturing was stimulated by

Accepted Answer

A)  favorable trade agreements with England. 
B)  an English desire to protect American vessels. 
C)  the closing of British ports to American trade. 
D)  British abandonment of impressments. 
E)  the flood of immigration after the war. 
A)  favorable trade agreements with England. 
B)  an English desire to protect American vessels. 
C)  the closing of British ports to American trade. 
D)  British abandonment of impressments. 
E)  the flood of immigration after the war.

Question 14

The general assumptions of American republicanism were modeled after those of French thinkers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Like Bacon's Rebellion,Shays's Rebellion occurred in Virginia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The United States never negotiated a formal alliance with France during the Revolutionary War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

During the 1780s,in every new state constitution,

Accepted Answer

A)  state legislatures were to be chosen by a direct popular vote. 
B)  governors were prevented from holding a seat in the legislature. 
C)  property requirements for voting were relaxed or eliminated. 
D)  women were denied the right to vote. 
E)  governors were given the authority to tax. 
A)  state legislatures were to be chosen by a direct popular vote. 
B)  governors were prevented from holding a seat in the legislature. 
C)  property requirements for voting were relaxed or eliminated. 
D)  women were denied the right to vote. 
E)  governors were given the authority to tax.

Question 18

In colonial America,under English common law a married woman

Accepted Answer

A)  could not own property. 
B)  had more legal rights than unmarried women. 
C)  had legal authority over her children. 
D)  could not earn wages greater than her husband. 
E)  could only initiate divorce in case of adultery. 
A)  could not own property. 
B)  had more legal rights than unmarried women. 
C)  had legal authority over her children. 
D)  could not earn wages greater than her husband. 
E)  could only initiate divorce in case of adultery.

Question 19

The Articles of Confederation were adopted when states gave up their

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 20

Regarding the status of women,the effect of the American Revolution

Accepted Answer

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.

Exam 5: The American Revolution

The ordinances of 1784 and 1785 were more favorable to settlers than to land speculators.

One effect of Shays's Rebellion was that it

The Confederation's most important accomplishment was its resolution of controversies over access to the Mississippi River.

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the structure of government as defined by the Articles of Confederation.

The Battle of Saratoga (1777)was both a turning point in the Revolutionary War and a victory for the colonists.

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

By the end of the Revolutionary War,the position of Native Americans in and near the United States had been strengthened by their support of the Patriot cause.

When George Washington took command of the Continental army,he did not have a great deal of public confidence.

The Declaration of Independence borrowed heavily from previously written colonial documents.

When the United States began as a nation,most citizens were independent property holders.

Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each side in fighting the Revolutionary War.

During the 1780s,James Madison,Alexander Hamilton,and others favored a "continental ________"-a 5 percent duty on imported goods.

Post-Revolution American domestic manufacturing was stimulated by

The general assumptions of American republicanism were modeled after those of French thinkers.

Like Bacon's Rebellion,Shays's Rebellion occurred in Virginia.

The United States never negotiated a formal alliance with France during the Revolutionary War.

During the 1780s,in every new state constitution,

In colonial America,under English common law a married woman

The Articles of Confederation were adopted when states gave up their

Regarding the status of women,the effect of the American Revolution

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

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

America’s 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

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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